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Old 22-10-2014, 09:45 PM   #44
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Default Re: Gough Whitlam dead - Australian history

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Originally Posted by Big Damo View Post
98 is a good run, I was born many years later and I didn't exist back in the 1970s (my parents did though).

To me I can't understand why he is hated? Medicare, equal pay for women, no university fees?

Whats there not to like about that?

I might not have existed back in the 1970s but I have a Medicare card in my wallet.
I think you will find that both these were somewhat introduced to a certain extent buy the previous government.
The majority of medical expenses were tax deductible and university scholarships were readily available.
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