After losing the 1983 election, what did Malcolm Fraser do?
Joined the Labor Party
Continued in politics
Retired from politics
Ran for a different position
Answer
Malcolm Fraser retired from politics after losing the 1983 election. He had been Prime Minister of Australia since 1975, and had led the Liberal Party to victory in the 1975 and 1977 elections. However, he was defeated by Bob Hawke and the Australian Labor Party in the 1983 election. Fraser retired from politics shortly after the election, and did not hold any further political office.
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