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Former PM wanted to arrest the man who sacked Whitlam

Two former prime ministers have given a behind-the-scenes look at the machinations leading up to the Whitlam dismissal, 50 years on from the political saga.

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View from The Hill: Albanese says Whitlam’s dismissal ‘calculated plot’; Liberals consumed by current battle

Anthony Albanese has denounced Gough Whitlam’s dismissal from office in 1975 as “a calculated plot, hatched by conservative forces which sacrificed conventions and institutions in the pursuit of power”.

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Gough Whitlam to be immortalised with Canberra statue

Fifty years on from the sacking of Gough Whitlam, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has described the saga as a ''partisan political ambush".

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Gough Whitlam believed John Kerr’s wife played a key role in The Dismissal. Did she?

The Dismissal still looms as Australia’s greatest political crisis, 50 years on. The familiar story centres on four figures. Governor general Sir John Kerr – who, on November 11 1975, sacked prime minister Gough Whitlam. Malcolm Fraser, the opposition leader who blocked the budget to force the election he would…

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How did the 10 prime ministers since Whitlam change Australia?

On November 11 1975, one of the most cataclysmic events in Australian political history unfolded when Governor-General John Kerr sacked the Whitlam Labor government.

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Extraordinary and occasionally inept: before The Dismissal, the Whitlam government changed Australia forever

When Australians of a certain age imagine Gough Whitlam, they probably think of him standing on the steps of Parliament House, addressing the crowd after Governor-General John Kerr’s shocking decision to dismiss his government. The Dismissal marked an astonishing end to an extraordinary, occasionally inept, government.

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In a world with democracy in decline, we have much to learn from those who rallied against Whitlam’s dismissal

In 1975, few Australians believed the dismissal of a democratically elected government was business as usual

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'Pandemonium': how Whitlam's sacking changed history

Insiders who had a front-row seat to the extraordinary political turmoil of the Whitlam dismissal have told their stories, 50 years on from the saga.

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Grattan on Friday: November 11 1975 – watching history being made, from the best seats in the house

In his just-released memoir, historian and former diplomat Lachlan Strahan recalls being picked up from his Melbourne primary school by a neighbour on November 11 1975, the day Gough Whitlam was sacked as prime minister. His politically active mother “was so upset she didn’t trust herself behind the wheel”.

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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Niki Savva and David Solomon on The Dismissal

Tuesday November 11 will be the 50th anniversary of the dismissal of the Whitlam government by the then Governor-General Sir John Kerr. It was a dramatic day in our federal political history, with Malcolm Fraser appointed prime minister. Fraser then led the Coalition to a landslide victory in the subsequent…

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Tony Abbott’s history of Australia wants us to be proud of men like him

Former prime minister (and journalist) Tony Abbott has published a political history of Australia. Across 18 well-written chapters, he narrates the nation’s trajectory, starting with the establishment of a penal colony in 1788 and ending with the failed Voice referendum of 2023. Abbott’s aim is to restore national pride by…

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Scotch whisky would be 'high on list' for US tariffs, says former diplomat

SCOTCH whisky would be "high on list" for United States tariffs if Donald Trump decided to impose them, an expert has said.

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Ex-MEP and expert to discuss what Donald Trump's presidency means for Europe

FORMER MEP Alyn Smith is set to host an online talk with a leading analyst on the US to discuss what a Donald Trump presidency will mean for Europe.

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Spectre Of Royal Meddling Haunts Charles In Australia

The cloud from a decades-old political crisis hangs over King Charles III's tour of Australia, where the 1975 sacking of a sitting prime minister continues to fuel suspicions of royal meddling.

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This East End terrace last sold for $39k. See how much it is now selling for

'It is just a grand, old place.'

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The greatest poet who never lived – Ern Malley at 80

Eighty years ago, an exciting new poet was published in the modernist literary journal Angry Penguins. Of course, we all know now that Ern Malley was a hoax, so it can be easy to overlook just how blindsided Max Harris, Angry Penguins’ precocious young editor, must have been.

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Directors at famous London LGBT venue The Royal Vauxhall Tavern announce they're quitting

The Royal Vauxhall Tavern has been a key part of London’s nightlife for decades

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Victims' Families Protest At New N.Ireland 'Troubles' Legacy Law

Families of victims of Northern Ireland's "Troubles" protested in Belfast Wednesday against a new UK law that halts coroner's inquests into crimes from the era and grants immunity to past combatants.

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Ministers warned of ‘massive’ security risks of Donald Trump presidency

Three of Britain’s former top US diplomats have urged the government to develop contingency plans in case Mr Trump’s bid to return to the White House is successful

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Labor legend Hayden's journey from battler to viceroy

Bill Hayden overcame a tough childhood and personal tragedy to hold some of Australia's most important positions.

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Bill Hayden's remarkable contribution to public life

Who have been Australia’s most accomplished federal opposition leaders? The conventional answer to this question is Robert Menzies and Gough Whitlam, both renowned for rejuvenating their respective sides of politics and galvanising new constituencies of support.

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Thieves ‘can’t sell a Rembrandt on the normal market’: unlock your career potential with a degree in criminology

Criminology is increasingly popular as a degree, with a wealth of career options, whether solving art crime or working in the criminal justice system

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The Dismissal review – Gough Whitlam musical both delights and drags

Seymour Centre, SydneyNarrated by Norman Gunston, this musical about the former prime minister and the events of 1975 is often funny – but it’s messy and overstuffed

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‘An extremely serious musical comedy’ about Whitlam? Yes. The Dismissal is great fun, witty and sharply observed

The Whitlam government has a mythical status in the Australian popular imagination. While it lasted less than two full terms between December 1972 and November 1975, it has had an outsized cultural presence ever since.

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Man charged with murdering elderly grandfather

Ryo Jay Anan, 27, of Gympie, has been charged with the murder of 87-year-old John Kerr, who was found unconscious near the Noosa beachfront.

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