Billy Hughes

Billy Hughes was an Australian prime minister from 1915 to 1923 who led the country during World War I and championed conscription.

Andrew Fisher: Andrew Fisher was an Australian Labor politician and prime minister from 1908 to 1915. Fisher led the Labor government Hughes succeeded as prime minister.
Australian conscription referendums: Two Australian national plebiscites in 1916 and 1917 asked voters whether to introduce overseas military conscription. Hughes’s proposals were defeated in both votes, despite his campaigning.
Australian Labor Party: The Australian Labor Party is a political party founded in the labor movement and one of Australia’s major parties. Hughes rose through Labor and led its federal government before the 1916 split.
Australian conscription crisis: The Australian conscription crisis was the political conflict over introducing compulsory overseas military service during World War I. Hughes’s campaigns divided the public and his own party.
Joseph Cook: Joseph Cook was an Australian prime minister and leader of the Commonwealth Liberal Party. Cook joined Hughes in a wartime coalition that formed the Nationalist Party.
Nationalist Party of Australia: The Nationalist Party of Australia was a political party formed in 1917 from the Commonwealth Liberal Party and Labor defectors. Hughes led the new party after his expulsion from Labor.
Australian labour movement: The Australian labour movement comprises organisations and campaigns representing workers and advancing their interests. Trade union activism provided the political base for Hughes’s early career.
1917 Australian coal strike: The 1917 Australian coal strike was a major industrial dispute that began in New South Wales and spread to other states. Hughes’s government responded with measures that intensified conflict with organised labour.
Frank Tudor: Frank Tudor was an Australian Labor politician who led the party from 1916 to 1922. Tudor succeeded Hughes as Labor leader after opposing conscription.
Australian Labor Party split of 1916: The Australian Labor Party split of 1916 divided the party over overseas conscription during World War I. Hughes’s conscription policy led Labor to expel him and his supporters.

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