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Federal — key turning points

Short baseline (~400–600 words target). One-time build; rare updates.

Periods that still shape today

  1. 1975 Dismissal — constitutional convention, Senate power, distrust of upper-house blocking
  2. 1983–1996 Hawke–Keating — Accord, economic reform template for Labor Right
  3. 1996–2007 Howard — Coalition settlement, GST, culture-war framing
  4. 2007–2013 Rudd–Gillard — leadership instability precedent, factional revenge cycles
  5. 2013–2022 Abbott–Turnbull–Morrison — Liberal moderate vs hard-right drift, Teal precursor
  6. 2022–present Albanese — post-COVID cost-of-living, AUKUS, Voice aftermath