Thought I would have a browse through the National Archives of Australia yesterday and much to my surprise found this online entry which is now more than a little out of date.
"John Winston Howard
John Howard has been the Member for Bennelong (New South Wales) since May 1974. He served in Malcolm Fraser's government as
- Minister for Business and Consumer Affairs (1975–77)
- Minister for Special Trade Negotiations (July–December 1977)
- Treasurer (1977–83)
- Minister Assisting the Prime Minister (May–December 1977)
In April 1982 Howard became Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party. During the Hawke and Keating governments he was twice Leader of the Opposition (1984–89, 1995–96). Howard became prime minister in 1996."
National Archives of Australia, 1 January 2007:
A search for Kevin Rudd as Prime Minister of Australia using the same search page yielded absolutely nothing.
Time for archive staff to pull their collective fingers out and remedy the situation. An online version of "Kevin who?" is not exactly appropriate.
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