The founder of the Australian Liberal Party, for 10 points, name this longest-serving Australian prime minister.
A bitter personal attack by Sir Earle Page on the floor of the House created a rift between this man and Page, as he accused this man of cowardice for not serving in World War I. In perhaps his most famous speech, he referred to the "middle class who, properly regarded, represent the backbone of this country," a speech titled "The Forgotten People." A virulent anti-Communist, he harnessed a Communist-backed coal strike to a decisive defeat of Labor Prime Minister Ben Chifley, and then rode the post-war boom to an unprecedented 15 years as prime minister. The founder of the Australian Liberal Party, for 10 points, name this longest-serving Australian prime minister.
A bitter personal attack by Sir Earle Page on the floor of the House created a rift between this man and Page, as he accused this man of cowardice for not serving in World War I.
Robert Gordon {Menzies}