In 1975, for the first and only time in Australia's history, a Prime Minister was sacked. Gough Whitlam was dismissed after months of political manoeuvring and backstabbing, culminating in what is still the most controversial event in the country's political history. On this episode we look at the three men at the centre of the dismissal, Whitlam, as well as the man who fired him; John Kerr, and the man who replaced him; Malcolm Fraser. This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 10:07 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report). For all our important links: https://linktr.ee/dogoonpod Check out our other podcasts: Book Cheat: https://play.acast.com/s/book-cheat Prime Mates: https://play.acast.com/s/prime-mates/ Listen Now: https://play.acast.com/s/listen-now/ Who Knew It with Matt Stewart: https://play.acast.com/s/who-knew-it-with-matt-stewart/ Our awesome theme song by Evan Munro-Smith and logo by Peader Thomas Do Go On acknowledges the traditional owners of the land we record on, the Wurundjeri people, in the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders, past and present. REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING: Gough: Nothing Will Save Speech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOJNaqjUra4 https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/the-eleventh https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/whitlam-gough-18730 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1975_Australian_constitutional_crisis https://www.nma.gov.au/defining-moments/resources/whitlam-dismissal https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2014/oct/21/gough-whitlam-in-his-own-words https://peo.gov.au/understand-our-parliament/parliament-and-its-people/people-in-parliament/governor-general https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/kerr-sir-john-robert-23431 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
