The Dismissal
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I was 23 when my hero cancelled me, I taunted a prime minister, and played dumb with a spook
I had just spent a week working with prostitutes in Melbourne when a call came from the makers of Mad Max.
- Sally Gibson
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The day the Dismissal saved a bored Canberra teenager’s afternoon
The constitutional crisis was, at last, an upside to my adolescence.
- Richard Glover
Keating reveals he told Whitlam to have Kerr sacked or arrested
Former prime minister John Howard urged Liberal leader Sussan Ley to talk to Albanese about introducing four-year parliamentary terms.
- Shane Wright
‘He’s been sacked!’: How Gough Whitlam’s downfall caused chaos in an HSC class
A legendary northern beaches teacher couldn’t contain his shock.
- Michael Dodd
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- Gough Whitlam
The Dismissal: How ‘the most tumultuous day in Australian political history’ unfolded
Power, principle, politics; all three collided to expose the fragility of our democracy. Watch what led to November 11, 1975, and how it changed the way we operated.
- Bella Ann Sanchez and Tony Wright
- Political Sketch
- Parliament House
The Dismissal: Norman Gunston’s moment, while a boy got high on a king
November 11, 1975, wasn’t merely high political drama. Tony Wright remembers the surreal performative nature of the day he witnessed from the parliamentary lawn.
- Tony Wright
‘A partisan ambush’: Albanese maintains the Whitlam rage
Anthony Albanese has marked the 50th anniversary of the dismissal of the Whitlam government by describing it as a partisan ambush.
- Shane Wright
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- Gough Whitlam
Why Whitlam’s dismissal was a blow to women’s rights
Gough Whitlam’s policies transformed many women’s lives. His legacy lives on.
- Michelle Arrow