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Memories of the Whitlam’s dismissal. I was teaching, living in a country town. Riveted to the television that evening, shock and horror. What I remember more clearly was the ensuring election day. Friends of ours were having their wedding in the bride’s home in Sydney. Politics being discussed in the garden, feelings running high. It started to drizzle with rain, and most people rushed inside. Two people arguing hammer and tongs in the garden. Rain stopped, we came out, said to the slightly dampened wedding guests, “Didn’t you notice it was raining?” No, they hadn’t noticed at all.

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Fresh revelations from the Canadian Governor General’s archives shed new light on the 1975 Whitlam Dismissal. Notes from Jules Léger show that John Kerr told him the Queen personally approved of his sacking of Gough Whitlam, confirming suspicions that the Palace was more involved than admitted. Kerr defended his actions as serving the monarchy, even though Whitlam still had the confidence of the House while Fraser did not. These findings deepen the constitutional scandal and renew calls for full transparency from the National Archives of Australia, which still delays releasing key files. The truth about the Dismissal is still emerging, fifty years on.

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Looking forward to hearing the podcast series.

I hadn't checked in on what has been uncovered for decades. And then found material that shocked me. Especially when viewed alongside #NuganHandBank material.

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I was at the August 1976 anti-Fraser demo at Monash. Since then I've often looked at photos of the event, but today I saw a photo which I'm pretty sure included me! It's impossible to be certain, but several contemporaries have agreed its me. BTW, he was barricaded into a toilet. They claim it was an engineer's office, but also say they had to squeeze him out of a small window. An engineer with only a window that small in his office?

#Fraser #MalcolmFraser #Monash #MonashUniversity #Protest #WhitlamDismissal #WeWantGough