Former South Australian premier Thomas Playford died on 19 April 1915
#OnThisDay 19 April 1915 Thomas Playford died at the age of 77 in Kent Town, South Australia. He served as the 17th Premier of South Australia from 1887 to 1889, and 1890 to 1892. #OTD #history #sapol #sapolitics #saparli #parlisa #politics #auspol #auspolitics
Former Christmas Island administrator William Yates died on 18 April 2010
#OnThisDay 18 April 2010 William Yates died at the age of 88 in Tallangatta, Victoria. He served as Administrator of Christmas Island from 1982 to 1983. #OTD #history #christmasisland #auspol #auspolitics #ukpol #ukpolitics #politics
#OnThisDay 18 April 1966 Patrick Leonard Ryan took office as Official Representative of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, succeeding Charles Ivens Buffett, who retired the day before. #OTD #history #cocos #cocoskeelingislands #auspol #auspolitics #politics
@everaldatlarge.bsky.social and i on this week's show talk hungarian election, the announcement by angus taylor (racist dogwhistling) as well as the situation in the middle east!!
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#OnThisDay 17 April 1966 Charles Ivens Buffett retired as Official Representative of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, having served since 1960. He was succeeded the next day by Patrick Leonard Ryan. #OTD #history #cocos #cocoskeelingislands #auspol #auspolitics #politics
Joseph Anderson became commandant of Norfolk Island on 17 April 1834
James Morisset retired as commandant of Norfolk Island in April 1834
Foster Fyans stepped down as acting commandant of Norfolk Island in April 1834
#OnThisDay 17 April 1834 Joseph Anderson took office as Commandant of Norfolk Island, succeeding James Thomas Morisset and Acting Commandant Foster Fyans. #OTD #history #norfolkisland #auspol #auspolitics #politics
#OnThisDay 10 April 1986 Thomas Ferguson "Tom" Paterson retired as Administrator of Christmas Island, having served since 1983. He was succeeded by C. Stephens as Acting Administrator. #OTD #history #christmasisland #auspol #auspolitics #politics
Future Australian prime minister The Viscount Bruce of Melbourne was born on 15 April 1883
#OnThisDay 15 April 1883 Stanley Melbourne Bruce, 1st Viscount Bruce of Melbourne was born in St Kilda, Victoria. He served as the 8th Prime Minister of Australia from 1923 to 1929 as leader of the Nationalist Party. #OTD #history #auspol #auspolitics #ukpol #ukpolitics #politics
A slightly late #OnThisDay. On 12 April 1997 Maureen Ellis took office as Acting Administrator of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, succeeding Jarl Andersson. #OTD #history #cocos #auspol #auspolitics #politics
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@everaldatlarge.bsky.social and i this week talked ben roberts-smith and the state of play in iran - listen in and have your say!!
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It's former Anglican archbishop and Anglican governor-general Peter Hollingworth's 91st birthday
It's the 91st birthday of Peter John Hollingworth, who was born #OnThisDay 10 April 1935 in Adelaide, South Australia. He served as the Anglican Archbishop of Brisbane from 1989 to 2001, and as the 23rd Governor-General of Australia from 2001 to 2003. #OTD #history #auspol #auspolitics #anglican
Future Australian prime minister Chris Watson was born on 9 April 1867
#OnThisDay 9 April 1867 John Christian "Chris" Watson was born as Johan Cristian Tanck in Valparaíso, Chile. He served as the 3rd Prime Minister of Australia in 1904 as leader of the Labour Party. #OTD #history #auspol #auspolitics #nswpol #nswpolitics #politics
#OnThisDay 8 April 1961 Joseph Carrodus died at the age of 75 in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. He served as Acting Administrator of the Northern Territory in 1934. #OTD #history #ntpol #ntpolitics #auspol #auspolitics #politics
Sir Earle Page became prime minister of Australia on 7 April 1939
succeeded the same day by Sir Earle Christmas Grafton Page of the Country Party. #OTD #history #auspol #auspolitics #politas #taspol #taspolitics #politics
Future New South Wales premier Sir William Lyne was born on 6 April 1844
#OnThisDay 6 April 1844 Sir William John Lyne was born in Great Swanport, Van Diemen's Land. He served as the 13th Premier of New South Wales from 1899 to 1901 as leader of the Protectionist Party. #OTD #history #nswpol #nswpolitics #auspol #auspolitics #politics
Bob Hawke began his fourth term as prime minister of Australia on 4 April 1990
#OnThisDay 4 April 1990 Robert James Lee "Bob" Hawke, leader of the Labor Party, was sworn in to a fourth consecutive term as the 23rd Prime Minister of Australia. #OTD #history #auspol #auspolitics #politics
Future Australian governor-general Sir Paul Hasluck was born on 1 April 1905
#OnThisDay 1 April 1905 Sir Paul Meernaa Caedwalla Hasluck was born in Fremantle, Western Australia. He served as the 17th Governor-General of Australia from 1969 to 1974. #OTD #history #auspol #auspolitics #politics
What prompt did Albo use on ChatGPT to write that 4 minute speech which said almost nothing?
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Future Australian governor-general The Duke of Gloucester was born on 31 March 1900
#OnThisDay 31 March 1900 Prince Henry William Frederick Albert, Duke of Gloucester was born in York Cottage, Sandringham, England. He served as the 11th Governor-General of Australia from 1945 to 1947. #OTD #history #royals #royalfamily #auspol #auspolitics #ukpol #ukpolitics #politics
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Former Australian governor-general The Viscount Novar died on 30 March 1934
#OnThisDay 30 March 1934 Ronald Craufurd Munro Ferguson, 1st Viscount Novar died at the age of 74 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland. He served as the 6th Governor-General of Australia from 1914 to 1920. #OTD #history #auspol #auspolitics #scotland #ukpol #ukpolitics #politics
Future Christmas Island administrator of Mac Holten was born 29 March 1922
#OnThisDay 29 March 1922 Rendle McNeilage "Mac" Holten was born in Melbourne, Victoria. He served as Administrator of Christmas Island from 1980 to 1982. #OTD #history #christmasisland #auspol #auspolitics #politics
Future Australian prime minister Sir John McEwen was born on 29 March 1900
#OnThisDay 29 March 1900 Sir John McEwen was born in Chiltern, Victoria. He served as the 18th Prime Minister of Australia from 1967 to 1968 as leader of the Country Party. #OTD #history #auspol #auspolitics #politics
Future Western Australian premier Sir Hal Colebatch was born on 29 March 1872
A slightly late #OnThisDay. On 29 March 1872 Sir Harry Pateshall "Hal" Colebatch was born in Underley, Herefordshire, England. He served as the 12th Premier of Western Australia in 1919 as leader of the Nationalist Party. #OTD #history #wapol #wapolitics #auspol #auspolitics #politics
Sir Peter Cosgrove became governor-general of Australia on 28 March 2014
Dame Quentin Bryce retired as governor-general of Australia on 28 March 2014
#OnThisDay 28 March 2014 Sir Peter John Cosgrove was sworn in as the 26th Governor-General of Australia, succeeding Dame Quentin Alice Louise Bryce. #OTD #history #auspol #auspolitics #politics
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@everaldatlarge.bsky.social and i on this week's show talked the mess that donald trump got the world into
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Paul Keating began his second term as prime minister of Australia on 24 March 1993
#OnThisDay 24 March 1993 Paul John Keating, leader of the Labor Party, was sworn in to a second consecutive term as the 24th Prime Minister of Australia. #OTD #history #auspol #auspolitics #politics
Former New South Wales chief justice and Australian governor-general Sir John Kerr died on 24 March 1991
#OnThisDay 24 March 1991 Sir John Robert Kerr died at the age of 76 in St Leonards, New South Wales. He served as the 13th Chief Justice of New South Wales from 1972 to 1974, and as the 18th Governor-General of Australia from 1974 to 1977. #OTD #history #nswpol #nswpolitics #auspol #auspolitics
Former Victorian governor and Australian administrator Sir Dallas Brooks died on 22 March 1966
#OnThisDay 22 March 1966 Sir Reginald Alexander Dallas Brooks died at the age of 69 in Frankston, Victoria. He served as the 19th Governor of Victoria from 1949 to 1963, and as Administrator of Australia in 1961. #OTD #history #vicpol #vicpolitics #auspol #auspolitics #politics
