Whitlam dismissal 50 years on
November 11 marks the 50th anniversary of the dismissal of Prime Minister Gough Whitlam by Governor-General Sir John Kerr — an event that exposed and tested the architecture of Australia's constitution.
Law Report · Australian Broadcasting Corporation
November 11, 202529m 5s
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November 11 marks the 50th anniversary of the dismissal of Prime Minister Gough Whitlam by Governor-General Sir John Kerr — an event that exposed and tested the architecture of Australia's constitution.
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Whitlam dismissaldismissalGough WhitlamLabor governmentSir John KerrGovernor Generalparliamentelectionprime ministerdouble dissolutionconstitutionconstitutional crisiscrisis