Who was Australia's first Prime Minister?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. Edmund Barton
- Step 1: Edmund Barton led the first federal government in 1901. Answer: Edmund Barton. Why not the others: Alfred Deakin, Robert Menzies and John Curtin don't fit.
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