List of nicknames of prime ministers of Australia explained

This is a list of nicknames of prime ministers of Australia.

List of nicknames

Edmund Barton

Full name: Edmund Barton

Alfred Deakin

Full name: Alfred Deakin

Chris Watson

Full name: John Christian Watson

George Reid

Full name: George Houston Reid

Andrew Fisher

Full name:Andrew Fisher

Joseph Cook

Full name: Joseph Cook

Billy Hughes

Full name: William Morris Hughes

Stanley Bruce

Full name: Stanley Melbourne Bruce, 1st Viscount Bruce of Melbourne

James Scullin

Full name: James Henry Scullin

Joseph Lyons

Full name: Joseph Aloysius Lyons

Earle Page

Full name: Earle Christmas Grafton Page

Robert Menzies

Full name: Robert Gordon Menzies

Arthur Fadden

Full name: Arthur William Fadden

John Curtin

Full name: John Joseph Ambrose Curtin

Frank Forde

Full name: Francis Michael Forde

Ben Chifley

Full name: Joseph Benedict Chifley

Harold Holt

Full name: Harold Edward Holt

John McEwen

Full name: John McEwen

John Gorton

Full name: John Grey Gorton

William McMahon

Full name: William McMahon

Gough Whitlam

Full name: Edward Gough Whitlam

Malcolm Fraser

Full name: John Malcolm Fraser

Bob Hawke

Full name: Robert James Lee Hawke

Paul Keating

Full name: Paul John Keating

John Howard

Full name: John Winston Howard

Kevin Rudd

Full name: Kevin Michael Rudd

Julia Gillard

Full name: Julia Eileen Gillard

Tony Abbott

Full name: Anthony John Abbott

Malcolm Turnbull

Full name: Malcolm Bligh Turnbull

Scott Morrison

Full name: Scott John Morrison

Anthony Albanese

Full name: Anthony Norman Albanese

See also

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: Tosspot to Bodgie: Seven Prime Ministerial nicknames. corporatename:Old Parliament House. Executive Agency within the Prime Minister and Cabinet portfolio. Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House. 19 June 2017 . en. 2019-07-15.
  3. Web site: Dictionary of Australian Biography R. gutenberg.net.au. 2019-07-15.
  4. Web site: Tosspot to Bodgie: Seven Prime Ministerial nicknames. 19 June 2017 .
  5. Web site: How did former Australian prime ministers get their nicknames?. 2017-07-05. ABC Radio. en-AU. 2019-07-15.
  6. Web site: Bouncedown at Brunswick Football Club. Library (Phone: +61892664205). Curtin University of Technology. 2002-12-18. john.curtin.edu.au. en. 2019-07-15.
  7. Web site: John McEwen. primeministers.naa.gov.au. en. 2019-07-15.
  8. Web site: From 'Toby Tosspot' to 'Mr Harbourside Mansion', personal insults are an Australian tradition. 28 June 2018 .
  9. Web site: 2018-05-14. What's in a name?. 2020-12-21. The Monthly.
  10. Web site: was dubbed ‘the young brolga’ when he entered parliament, for his height (194cm) and imperious bearing . Gough Whitlam . https://ghostarchive.org/archive/iOChy . 17 November 2023 . live . Australian Government . National Archives of Australia . 17 November 2023.
  11. News: Laurie. Oakes. 2015-03-20. He was nothing if not consistent. 2020-12-21. The Daily Telegraph. en.
  12. News: No hands, ma'am: Australian prime ministers meet the Queen – in pictures. The Guardian. 12 July 2017. Marshall. Nikki. Livsey. Anna.
  13. News: Henderson . Gerard . 29 October 2002 . Caught in the shadow of Mr 18% . live . 18 August 2024 . The Sydney Morning Herald (SMH).
  14. Web site: Alan Jones lets rip at 'Ju-liar' Gillard. Kwek. Glenda. 2011-02-24. The Sydney Morning Herald. en. 2019-07-15.
  15. News: Profile: Tony Abbott. BBC News. 14 September 2015.
  16. Web site: From 'Toby Tosspot' to 'Mr Harbourside Mansion', personal insults are an Australian tradition. Bongiorno. Frank. The Conversation. 28 June 2018 . en. 2019-07-15.
  17. Web site: Turnbull's a turncoat. 23 January 2018.
  18. Web site: Turncoat Turnbull ghosts Dutton. 10 April 2019.
  19. Web site: Turncoat Turnbull - YouTube. YouTube.
  20. News: Turncoat Turnbull...from leftie poster boy to villain. Herald Sun. 14 September 2015.
  21. Web site: Fizza. 2016.
  22. Web site: reflected in his adoption of the nickname ‘ScoMo’ . Scott Morrison . Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House . Australian Prime Ministers . 18 King George Terrace Parkes, ACT 2600 Ngunnawal, Ngunawal, Ngambri Country . 17 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231117064519/https://apm-origin.moadoph.gov.au/prime-ministers/scott-morrison . 17 November 2023 . live.
  23. News: https://web.archive.org/web/20231117064809/https://www.crikey.com.au/2022/01/21/lets-go-branding-the-origin-stories-of-political-nicknames/ . 17 November 2023 . 17 November 2023 . 21 January 2022 . Charlie . Lewis . Let’s go, branding! The origin stories of political nicknames . subscription . live . Crikey.
  24. News: Prime Minister forced to backtrack after claiming he told opposition about Hawaiian holiday during bushfires. ABC News. Nour. Haydar. 22 November 2021. 25 November 2021.
  25. Web site: Scott Morrison's election lies. The Saturday Paper. John. Hewson. John Hewson. 27 November 2021. 29 November 2021. subscription.
  26. Web site: Aloha, Scotty from Marketing, is it resurrection you're looking for?. 2019-12-24. The New Daily. en-US. 2020-01-06.
  27. Web site: Bette Midler Calls Scotty From Marketing "a Fuckwit". Cashmere. Paul. 2020-01-03. Noise11.com. en-US. 2020-01-06.
  28. https://www.news.com.au/technology/online/social/scott-morrison-rejects-scotty-from-marketing-nickname/news-story/505913dfa62b8e6441b5ecc90c129ab7 Scott Morrison rejects 'Scotty from marketing' nickname
  29. https://www.betootaadvocate.com/headlines/scotty-from-marketing-holds-focus-group-to-suss-out-if-hell-get-booed-at-the-sydney-test/ Scotty From Marketing Holds Focus Group To Suss Out If He'll Get Booed At The Sydney Test
  30. Web site: Former marketer Scott Morrison's bushfire messaging isn't good leadership, and it isn't good PR. Rigby. Brittney. 2020-01-02. Mumbrella. en-US. 2020-01-06.
  31. Web site: Scott Morrison's rise to Australia's top job . 24 August 2018 . . . https://web.archive.org/web/20180824091842/https://www.radionz.co.nz/news/world/364867/scott-morrison-s-rise-to-australia-s-top-job . 24 August 2018 . live . 25 August 2018.
  32. News: Scott Morrison's relentless rise to power. The Sydney Morning Herald. Deborah Snow. 30 April 2016. 7 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180208124909/http://www.smh.com.au/good-weekend/scott-morrisons-relentless-rise-to-power-20160418-go8qty.html. 8 February 2018. live.
  33. News: Why Do Australian Politicians Love Nicknames? . Mr. Albanese’s nickname — “Albo” — has been with him throughout his political career, and was his nickname as a child. . 21 July 2023 . Natasha . Frost . 17 November 2023 . 17 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231117070843/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/21/world/australia/australian-nicknames-politicans.html . live . The New York Times.
  34. Web site: Anthony Albanese. 17 November 2023 . https://ghostarchive.org/archive/gRjvm?wr=true . 17 November 2023 . live . . . often referred to by the nickname 'Albo' .
  35. News: 'Airbus Albo': Albanese accused of 'seeking to avoid accountability' . 2022-06-21 . 2023-03-09 . en .
  36. Web site: 2022-07-03 . Airbus Albo's carbon shame . 2023-03-09 . The Spectator Australia . en-US.
  37. https://chaser.com.au/national/labor-immediately-scraps-plan-for-scomo-style-name-for-anthony-albanese/
  38. https://www.theaustralian.com.au/commentary/morrisonlite-pm-leads-by-dumping-fight-for-the-republic/news-story/985d48543c92c3ecd82ebd737cc28f44
  39. https://www.crikey.com.au/2022/05/27/2022-election-book-ideas/

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