Dismissal of the Whitlam Government

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Dismissal_of_the_Whitlam_Government
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf political event
gptkbp:caretakerPrimeMinister gptkb:Malcolm_Fraser
gptkbp:cause gptkb:1975_Australian_constitutional_crisis
gptkbp:commemoratedBy Books, documentaries, and academic studies
gptkbp:constitution gptkb:Section_64_of_the_Australian_Constitution
gptkbp:controversy Debate over Governor-General's powers
gptkbp:date 11 November 1975
gptkbp:governor gptkb:Sir_John_Kerr
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Dismissal of the Whitlam Government
gptkbp:involvedIn gptkb:Malcolm_Fraser
gptkb:Sir_John_Kerr
gptkb:Gough_Whitlam
gptkbp:location gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:mediaCoverage Extensive national and international coverage
gptkbp:parliament gptkb:Australian_Parliament
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:1972–1975_Whitlam_government
gptkbp:primeMinister gptkb:Gough_Whitlam
gptkbp:result gptkb:1975_Australian_federal_election
gptkb:End_of_Whitlam_government
Appointment of Malcolm Fraser as caretaker Prime Minister
gptkbp:significance First and only time an Australian Prime Minister was dismissed by the Governor-General
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Fraser_government
gptkbp:triggeredBy Senate blocking supply bills
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:John_Malcolm_Fraser
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6