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Happy Birthday, Menzies

20 December 2024

7:42 AM

20 December 2024

7:42 AM

It is the anniversary of the birthday of Sir Robert Gordon Menzies, Australia’s most important Prime Minister. The Australia he knew scarcely exists today, but even that is far better than the alternative.

Fifty-eight years after Menzies left office, few men in Australian history still inspire so much worship and vitriol.

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