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Joseph Lyons: the man that overthrew a first term Labor PM : Comments

By Alexander Morgan, published 7/3/2013

However tough Gillard's political career may be, she could nevertheless have learned a number of lessons from Australia's tenth Prime Minister, Joseph Lyons.

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A nice story with a lot of attempted comparisons of " similarities ".

Unfortunately , the first one, comparing the knifing of Rudd to the Lyons split, simply isn't valid.
Posted by Aspley, Thursday, 7 March 2013 9:58:26 AM
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It is interesting to compare the downfall of Scullin with that of Whitlam, as both were brought down by supply. With Whitlam the Senate simply deferred supply, as it cannot amend a supply bill; With Scullin the attack came from the House of Representatives, where a motion was passed reducing the first item in the supply bill by one pound. The attack came from Lang Labor, with Jack saying to Scullin: "if you dismiss me, I will dismiss you".
Posted by plerdsus, Friday, 8 March 2013 7:37:56 PM
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Voters should learn from history and not Julia Gillard have to suffer the same fate as Joseph Lyons. Irrespective of the outcome of the upcoming federal election, Australian history may one day acknowledge the achievements of the Gillard government rather than focus on some her human frailties.

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Posted by Taurus, Saturday, 9 March 2013 6:28:14 PM
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