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'''[[Don Dunstan]]''' (1926–1999) was a [[South Australia|South Australian]] politician. He was first elected as <!-- conform with mos:jobtitles --> [[Electoral district of Norwood|Member for Norwood]] in 1953 and rose to prominence in the late 1950s for campaigning against the [[capital punishment<!-- conform with wp:mpnoredirect -->|death penalty]]. He became the [[Attorney-General of South Australia|attorney-general]] of South Australia in 1965 and [[Premier of South Australia|premier]] |
'''[[Don Dunstan]]''' (1926–1999) was a [[South Australia|South Australian]] politician. He was first elected as <!-- conform with mos:jobtitles --> [[Electoral district of Norwood|Member for Norwood]] in 1953 and rose to prominence in the late 1950s for campaigning against the [[capital punishment<!-- conform with wp:mpnoredirect -->|death penalty]]. He became the [[Attorney-General of South Australia|attorney-general]] of South Australia in 1965 and [[Premier of South Australia|premier]] on 1 June 1967. After resigning in 1968<!-- note: he won the 1968 election for the seat in norwood, but his party had lost two seats in the election, so he lost a subsequent vote of confidence -->, he returned as premier after the [[1970 South Australian state election|1970 election]], <!-- reworded to conform with article lead and better conform with mos:egg --> the first of four successive election wins. His<!-- reworded to conform with character limit --> administration was [[Progressivism|socially progressive]], enacting anti-discrimination laws, expanding voting rights, and increasing the [[public service]] sector. However, the economy began to stagnate and the burgeoning public service generated claims of waste. His<!-- reworded to conform with character limit --> popularity decreased in 1978 when unsubstantiated rumours of corruption and personal impropriety began, and he was accused of improperly interfering with a judicial investigation. In 1979 he collapsed from ill health and resigned from the premiership shortly afterward. He continued to campaign for progressive social policy until his death in 1999. {{TFAFULL|Don Dunstan}} |
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Don Dunstan (1926–1999) was a South Australian politician. He was first elected as Member for Norwood in 1953 and rose to prominence in the late 1950s for campaigning against the death penalty. He became the attorney-general of South Australia in 1965 and premier on 1 June 1967. After resigning in 1968, he returned as premier after the 1970 election, the first of four successive election wins. His administration was socially progressive, enacting anti-discrimination laws, expanding voting rights, and increasing the public service sector. However, the economy began to stagnate and the burgeoning public service generated claims of waste. His popularity decreased in 1978 when unsubstantiated rumours of corruption and personal impropriety began, and he was accused of improperly interfering with a judicial investigation. In 1979 he collapsed from ill health and resigned from the premiership shortly afterward. He continued to campaign for progressive social policy until his death in 1999. (Full article...)