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Don Dunstan

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The result was: scheduled for Today's featured article/June 1, 2022 by Wehwalt (talk) 06:15, 2 May 2022 (UTC)



Don Dunstan (1926–1999) was a South Australian politician. He was first elected as the 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 in 1967. Although he lost the 1967 election, he returned as premier in 1970, in the first of four successive election wins. Dunstan's 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. Dunstan's 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.
 * Most recent similar article(s): Sjafruddin Prawiranegara is a political bio running on May 15, Hector Waller, an Australian bio, ran on March 1
 * Main editors: Beneaththelandslide (last edit was in 2010)
 * Promoted: August 21, 2006, "Satisfactory" at URFA/2020 January 31, 2021
 * Reasons for nomination: June 1 is the 55th anniversary of when they became premier of South Australia for the first time. Dunstan is also identified as bisexual, so it can help celebrate Pride Month. This is the first time I have written a blurb from scratch, so feedback is appreciated.
 * Support as nominator. Z1720 (talk) 02:01, 15 April 2022 (UTC)