Tuesday, 02 January 2024 12:17 GMT

Politics With Michelle Grattan: Remembering The Day Gough Whitlam Lost His Job


Author: Michelle Grattan
(MENAFN- The Conversation)

Tuesday is the fiftieth anniversary of the Dismissal of the Whitlam government. For those who were alive at the time it's one of those“where were you?” moments. In this podcast, the Conversation's politics and society editor Amanda Dunn and I discuss that historic day and its impact on Australia's federal politics.

On the scene when Gough Whitlam gave his famous speech on the steps of Parliament House (now Old Parliament House):

Despite Whitlam's emphatic election loss months later, the mood of his supporters in the campaign was intense:


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Institution:University of Canberra

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