He was elected during an uneasy time for the Liberal government , being engaged in almost daily warfare with the Whitlam Labor Government in Canberra , most notably over the Medibank health care scheme , to which New South Wales was the last state to sign .
He was elected during an uneasy time for the Liberal government , being engaged in almost daily warfare with the Whitlam Labor Government in Canberra . 
 Most notably over the Medibank Health care scheme , to which New South Wales was the last state to sign .