How many different people were Prime Minister of Australia in the first 100 years after it became a Dominion in 1901?
Power to the People (Yes, Prime Minister) Power to the People (Yes, Prime Minister) "Power to the People" is the thirteenth episode of the BBC comedy series "Yes, Prime Minister" and was first broadcast 7 January 1988. Not for the first time, Jim Hacker is experiencing problems with local government. He bemoans the fact that councillors are elected by 25% of the population, who base their choice on the performance of the national government, and, once installed, spend four years on a "subsidised ego trip". During this time, the Prime Minister argues, everything they do is counterproductive and he gets the blame for it. One such local
Deputy Prime Minister of Australia Deputy Prime Minister of Australia The Deputy Prime Minister of Australia is the second-most senior officer in the Government of Australia. The office of Deputy Prime Minister was officially created as a ministerial portfolio in 1968, although the title had been used informally for many years previously. The Deputy Prime Minister is appointed by the Governor-General on the advice of the Prime Minister. When Australia has a Labor Government, the deputy leader of the parliamentary party holds the position of Deputy Prime Minister. When Australia has a Coalition Government (as it does now), the Coalition Agreement mandates that all Coalition