The Dismissal: Australia's Most Sensational Power Struggle : the Dramatic Fall of Gough Whitlam | 
pickThe book I‘ve tagged is not the right one but another book by the author on the same subject. I‘ve read ‘The Dismissal in the Queen‘s Name‘ by Paul Kelly and Troy Bramston This is an updated 2015 book which was written after more archival documents were released. A fascinating, turbulent time in Australia‘s political history. How does an elected Prime Minister get dismissed by an appointed official? Lots of egos, incompetence and deception.
CarolynM It‘s interesting in the context of independents having the balance of power in the Senate. There‘s no guarantee we won‘t find ourselves in a similar situation in the future. 🫣 13mo
Eva_B Yes, and in the conclusion they discuss that it is technically possible it could happen again but not likely. But Whitlam also thought it wasn‘t likely! A big factor is how John Kerr acted. He didn‘t handle the situation well at all. He never warned Whitlam of what he was about to do. He just did it. Yet he told Fraser he was going to do it. The whole crisis could have been averted but there were too many big egos in play. 13mo
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