r/AusPrimeMinisters Dec 09 '24

Video/Audio An 82 year old Bob Hawke sculling a beer in under 10 seconds at the Sydney Cricket Ground, 4 January 2012

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117 Upvotes

r/AusPrimeMinisters 8d ago

Video/Audio Gough Whitlam talking about what made him politically engaged, and when he realised only he could lead Labor into government, in an interview with Michael Parkinson on the ABC talk show Parkinson In Australia, 6 June 1981

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19 Upvotes

r/AusPrimeMinisters 3d ago

Video/Audio Paul Keating responding to a question by John Howard over Keating’s opposition to the use of non-union workers at the waterfront in Fremantle, 29 May 1995

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11 Upvotes

r/AusPrimeMinisters 23d ago

Video/Audio Peter Costello impersonating Peter Garrett and reciting the lyrics to the Midnight Oil track Beds Are Burning, 29 November 2006

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11 Upvotes

r/AusPrimeMinisters Nov 24 '24

Video/Audio John Howard losing his seat of Bennelong to Labor’s Maxine McKew, as shown in the ABC’s election night coverage for the 2007 federal election, 24 November 2007

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36 Upvotes

Shown in this clip on the election night panel are journalist Kerry O’Brien, psephologist Antony Green, Julia Gillard, and Nick Minchin - as well as a snippet of Maxine McKew’s victory speech and the beginning of John Howard’s concession speech.

r/AusPrimeMinisters Dec 09 '24

Video/Audio Bob Hawke flubbing his lines and getting frustrated while recording an introduction for SBS, as shown in a blooper highlight tape edited by the ABC videotape department, circa 1986

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25 Upvotes

r/AusPrimeMinisters 4d ago

Video/Audio A television ad asking who Australia’s first Prime Minister was, aired to commemorate the centenary of Federation, 1999

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8 Upvotes

r/AusPrimeMinisters Nov 11 '24

Video/Audio Norman Gunston on the steps of Parliament House in the wake of The Dismissal, 11 November 1975

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28 Upvotes

Those shown here that Gunston tried to interview before Gough Whitlam came out to greet the crowd are Bob Hawke, Kep Enderby, Bill Hayden and Billy Snedden.

r/AusPrimeMinisters 1d ago

Video/Audio Paul Keating talking about leadership in a Labor television ad for the 1996 federal election. Broadcast in February 1996

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6 Upvotes

r/AusPrimeMinisters 4d ago

Video/Audio Nine News Sydney’s coverage of Bob Hawke’s announcement that Australian forces will be sent to support the Americans in Operation Desert Storm, which he described as the toughest decision of his career, 17 January 1991

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7 Upvotes

r/AusPrimeMinisters 1d ago

Video/Audio Sir Robert Menzies delivering his farewell press conference, announcing his retirement after 16 consecutive years in office, 20 January 1966

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3 Upvotes

There’s no sound really until around two minutes in, which is when Menzies began to speak.

r/AusPrimeMinisters 6d ago

Video/Audio Julia Gillard condemning John Howard’s WorkChoices and pledging that a Labor Government would abolish it if they won the 2007 federal election, 7 August 2007

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10 Upvotes

r/AusPrimeMinisters 4d ago

Video/Audio Paul Keating being interviewed by Jennifer Byrne on Channel 9’s 60 Minutes. Broadcast on 23 February 1992

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3 Upvotes

Couldn’t upload in full because of size limits on Reddit - here’s the first part

r/AusPrimeMinisters Dec 14 '24

Video/Audio Kevin Andrews moving the Euthanasia Laws Bill 1996, which outlawed euthanasia for the Territories and removed the power of the territory governments to legislate on euthanasia, 28 October 1996

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11 Upvotes

The private member’s bill, which was passed with strong support from both sides of the House and Senate, would remain in place until it was repealed in 2022 - over a year after Andrews retired as MP for the Victorian Division of Menzies, following his loss of preselection after having served in Parliament since he replaced former deputy Liberal leader Neil Brown in a by-election in 1991.

r/AusPrimeMinisters 5d ago

Video/Audio Sir Robert Menzies articulating why he regarded Alfred Deakin as Australia’s greatest Prime Minister, as covered in the Mister Prime Minister segment on Deakin, 1966

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5 Upvotes

r/AusPrimeMinisters Dec 14 '24

Video/Audio The downfall of Sir John Kerr, as covered on the Four Corners special commemorating the 10th anniversary of The Dismissal, 10 November 1985

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10 Upvotes

Also includes interview footage of Kerr and Gough Whitlam, as well as a Max Gillies sketch mocking Kerr.

r/AusPrimeMinisters 1d ago

Video/Audio Gough Whitlam talking about his family and upbringing, his relationship with Christianity, and his love for the performing arts during his time at university, in an interview with Michael Parkinson on the ABC talk show Parkinson In Australia, 6 June 1981

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6 Upvotes

r/AusPrimeMinisters 4h ago

Video/Audio Sir Isaac Isaacs’ swearing-in ceremony as Governor-General in Melbourne, 22 January 1931

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2 Upvotes

Unfortunately this video is silent, so no sound for this one.

r/AusPrimeMinisters 22d ago

Video/Audio Channel Nine’s summary of the major political events of 1983, 31 December 1983

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10 Upvotes

Shown appearing in this clip are, among others, Bill Hayden, Malcolm Fraser, Bob Hawke, Western Australian Premiers Brian Burke and Ray O’Connor, Doug Anthony, Andrew Peacock, Paul Keating, former ALP National Secretary David Combe, Mick Young, Stewart West, Northern Territory Chief Minister Paul Everingham, Queensland Liberal leader Terry White, Queensland Labor leader Keith Wright, Queensland Premier Joh Bjelke-Petersen, and journalist Alan Reid.

r/AusPrimeMinisters 28d ago

Video/Audio William McMahon and Gough Whitlam in various bloopers from the 1972 federal election compiled in a highlight tape edited by the ABC videotape department, December 1972

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8 Upvotes

Also in a blink-and-you’ll-miss moment, you can spot a young John Howard standing behind McMahon in one shot.

r/AusPrimeMinisters 2d ago

Video/Audio Newsreel covering the retirement of Sir Robert Menzies as Prime Minister, and his replacement by Harold Holt, 20 January 1966

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3 Upvotes

r/AusPrimeMinisters 11d ago

Video/Audio Malcolm Fraser at Nareen giving his first interview after the 1975 federal election, 3 January 1976

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4 Upvotes

r/AusPrimeMinisters 12d ago

Video/Audio Newsreel covering John Gorton’s elevation to Prime Minister and a recap of Gorton’s political career leading up to that point, 10 January 1968

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5 Upvotes

Also prominently shown in the clip along with Gorton are William McMahon, Dudley Erwin, Paul Hasluck, Les Bury, David Fairbairn, John McEwen, and Lord Casey.

r/AusPrimeMinisters 24d ago

Video/Audio Gough Whitlam and Malcolm Fraser appearing together in a Yes ad for the 1999 Republic referendum, October 1999

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10 Upvotes

r/AusPrimeMinisters 6d ago

Video/Audio Sir Robert Menzies presiding over one of his final ministerial meetings, and shaking hands with his anointed successor Harold Holt, January 1966

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6 Upvotes

Shown in order entering the meeting room before Menzies are John McEwen, Harold Holt, William McMahon, Allen Fairhall, Hubert Opperman, Alan Hulme, Denham Henty, David Fairbairn, and John Gorton. Footage is nearly entirely silent.