biography
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| (1856–1919)
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| biography:
| Australian statesman and prime minister (1903–4, 1905–8, 1909–10), born in Melbourne, Victoria, SE Australia. He became minister of public works and water supply, and solicitor general of Victoria; then, under the Commonwealth, attorney general (1901) and prime minister. One of the architects of federation, he established the industrial arbitration system and the first protective tariff, outlined defence policies, advocated the White Australia policy, and introduced the Commonwealth Literary Fund. |
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