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Curtin

Curtin refers to several related uses in Australia, most notably the person John Curtin, the Curtin University in Western Australia, and the residential suburb of Curtin in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. The name is also associated with a broader Australian place-and-education heritage tied to John Curtin’s legacy.

John Curtin (1885–1945) was an Australian Labor Party politician who served as prime minister from 1941 until

Curtin University is a major public research university based in Perth, Western Australia. It originated in

Curtin, Australian Capital Territory, is a residential suburb of Canberra named after John Curtin. It is part

his
death
in
1945.
He
led
the
country
during
a
critical
period
of
World
War
II,
helping
to
mobilize
Australia's
war
effort,
strengthen
the
alliance
with
the
United
States,
and
oversee
wartime
industry
and
social
measures.
His
leadership
is
commonly
regarded
as
shaping
Australia's
mid-20th-century
national
development.
1966
as
the
Western
Australian
Institute
of
Technology
and
was
later
renamed
Curtin
University
of
Technology
before
adopting
its
current
name
in
2001.
The
university
offers
a
broad
range
of
programs
across
faculties
such
as
engineering,
health
sciences,
business,
humanities,
and
sciences.
It
operates
a
number
of
facilities
and
partnerships
beyond
its
Perth
campus,
including
international
activities
in
Singapore
and
Malaysia.
of
the
city’s
inner-south
area
and
is
one
of
several
Canberra
suburbs
bearing
the
surname
of
notable
Australian
figures.