'The Dismissal' of Gough Whitlam
In 1975, the Prime Minister, Gough Whitlam, was controversially sacked by an unelected official in Australia's biggest constitutional crisis. Paul Kelly shares his memories of it.
In November 1975, the Australian Prime Minister, Gough Whitlam, was controversially sacked by an unelected official in the country's biggest constitutional crisis.
Many Australians were outraged and rumours spread that Buckingham Palace was involved. It became known simply as 'The Dismissal'.
Paul Kelly was a political correspondent in the Australian parliament that day. He shares his memories with Ben Henderson.
(Photo: Gough Whitlam in 1975. Credit: George Lipman/Fairfax Media via Getty Images)
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