Today marks the 50 year anniversary of the dismissal of the Whitlam government by the then Governor-General John Kerr. Many people myself included believe that their was significant interference from the British and American security services in the events that led up to the the dismissal.
The Whitlam government was the first Labor government after 23 years of conservative rule, hilariously if you look back on some of the conservative vitriol at the time it mirrors many of the things they say today. Whitlam's great sin was that he set about changing things, most importantly he attempted to nationalise Australia's mineral wealth by borrowing directly from the middle east and buying off foreign owners of Australian mines. The plan was to make all Australian citizens the beneficiaries of our enormous mineral wealth. Unfortunately these plans became public and put a shock through the banks in London and New York. To this day Australians receive almost nothing from our considerable mining industry with the majority of the profits going offshore or to shareholders.
here's what the PM said last night
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and some pictures, what is so stunning about the old parliament house is how provincial it is, the old PMs office is smaller than my old school Principals office!
www.theguardian.com
The Whitlam government was the first Labor government after 23 years of conservative rule, hilariously if you look back on some of the conservative vitriol at the time it mirrors many of the things they say today. Whitlam's great sin was that he set about changing things, most importantly he attempted to nationalise Australia's mineral wealth by borrowing directly from the middle east and buying off foreign owners of Australian mines. The plan was to make all Australian citizens the beneficiaries of our enormous mineral wealth. Unfortunately these plans became public and put a shock through the banks in London and New York. To this day Australians receive almost nothing from our considerable mining industry with the majority of the profits going offshore or to shareholders.
here's what the PM said last night
Gough Whitlam’s dismissal ‘a calculated plot’ to remove elected government via partisan ambush, PM says
Albanese says ‘old suffocating conservatism’ of Menzies era reached out of its political grave to remove a government chosen by voters
www.theguardian.com
and some pictures, what is so stunning about the old parliament house is how provincial it is, the old PMs office is smaller than my old school Principals office!
The dismissal: the day the governor general sacked the Whitlam government – in pictures
On Tuesday 11 November 1975, governor general Sir John Kerr dismissed the Whitlam government and appointed Coalition leader Malcolm Fraser caretaker prime minister. Gough Whitlam stayed on as Labor leader until 1977, but never returned to government
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