In which year did Malcolm Fraser become the prime minister of Australia?
1970
1980
1975
1985
Answer
Malcolm Fraser became prime minister of Australia in 1975 after the Liberal and Country Party coalition defeated the Labor government of Gough Whitlam in a motion of no confidence. Fraser was prime minister until 1983, when the Labor Party under Bob Hawke defeated the coalition government in a general election.
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