what was the name of australia first prime minister
Sir Edmund Barton was the first prime minister of Australia. 1 January 1901 â 24 September 1903. Sir Edmund Barton became Australiaâs first Prime Minister on New Yearâs Day 1901 at a huge public ceremony in Centennial Park in Sydney.owever, during his career as a politician he was a member of several different political parties. When he became Australiaâs ninth Prime Minister in 1913, he was the first Prime Minister to lead a Liberal party government.