50th anniversary

Reflections of Whitlam dismissal 50 years on

It’s been 50 years since a defining moment in Australia’s political history. On Remembrance Day 1975, Prime Minister Gough Whitlam – the longest-serving Federal Labor leader – was dismissed by Governor-General Sir John Kerr, the first and only Federal government ever removed from office. Before the decision, Opposition Leader Malcolm Fraser vowed to block the …

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50 years since Balibo five

Today marks 50 years since five Western journalists were killed by Indonesian troops in East Timor, and a new book explores what happened at that moment. Author Susan Francis wrote ‘Revelation Beach’ to expose one of Australia’s most shameful cover-ups, where the Australian government was allegedly complicit. The legal battle was shrouded in secrecy thanks to …

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