Podcasts about Gough Whitlam

Rumours about America's role in the dismissal of Gough Whitlam have circulated for decades – but is there any truth to them? On this special episode of After America, we explore the state of the Australia-United States relationship under the Whitlam government, the machinations at the time around the renewal of Pine Gap, and the previously untold account of Dr Liz Cham, former executive assistant in the office of Prime Minister Whitlam, who recalls handing over a mystery letter to an American official just before the Dismissal. The interview with Liz Cham was recorded on Thursday 30 October. A time for Bravery: what happens when Australia chooses courage is available for pre-order now via Australia Institute Press. Use the code ‘SAVE5’ to get $5 off. Aiming Higher: Universities and Australia’s future by Professor George Williams is also available now. Guest: Elizabeth Cham, fellow at the University of Technology Sydney and former executive assistant in the office of Prime Minister Gough Whitlam Host: Emma Shortis, Director, International & Security Affairs, the Australia Institute // @emmashortis Scripting and production support: Stephen Long Sound design and mixing: Simon Branthwaite Show notes: Did the CIA overthrow the Whitlam government? by Charlie Lewis, Crikey (November 2025) What Washington really thought of Whitlam before the dismissal by James Curran, Australia Financial Review (November 2025) Theme music: Blue Dot Sessions We’d love to hear your feedback on this series, so send in your questions, comments or suggestions for future episodes to podcasts@australiainstitute.org.au.Support After America: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dans ce dernier épisode, nous revenons sur les dernières années de Gough Whitlam, après qu'il a quitté la vie politique, et sur sa postérité.

Discover the life of Gough Whitlam in this analysis of his achievements and failures. Drawing on newly discovered archives and interviews, Bramstonoffers new insights into the upbringing, ascension, and leadership of Australia's 21st prime minister.

Political commentator Robert Godden returns to The Adelaide Show with a thesis that cuts to the bone: The South Australian Liberal Party has no realistic chance of winning the forthcoming election. But his essay raises an even more unsettling question: can they realistically ever win another one? This episode doesn’t feature an SA Drink of the Week, allowing more time for a forensic examination of what’s gone wrong with liberalism itself, and the party that bears its name. In the Musical Pilgrimage, Steve shares “Spring Gully Road”, his song chronicling four generations of the Webb family’s beloved pickle company, from Edward McKee’s small brown onions in 1946 to the recent appointment of administrators, drawing a tenuous but poignant parallel to the Liberal Party’s own decline. You can navigate episodes using chapter markers in your podcast app. Not a fan of one segment? You can click next to jump to the next chapter in the show. We’re here to serve! 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Running Sheet: Do The Liberals Have No Chance Of Winning This Forthcoming South Australian Election? 00:00:00 Intro Introduction 00:00:00 SA Drink Of The Week No SA Drink Of The Week this week. 00:05:07 Robert Godden Before diving into party politics, Steve and Robert tackle a fundamental question: what is liberalism itself? Drawing on American political philosopher Patrick Deneen’s work (as sampled from the glorious podcast, Econtalk, episode July 9, 2018), they explore how liberalism originally meant self-governance within community, where individuals held themselves accountable within the framework of church and society. Deneen argues that modern liberalism, both classical and progressive, has fractured into two economic camps: classical liberals claiming government interferes with freedom, and progressive liberals arguing that economic inequality prevents people from achieving liberty. Robert offers his working definition: liberalism has always been about “the bigger pie theory”. Classical liberals like John Locke, Adam Smith and John Stewart Mill championed free markets as the path to prosperity for all. But as Robert notes, these philosophers wrote their treatises while people lived in gutters within ten miles of them, suggesting their definitions had blind spots about who they actually represented. The conversation turns to neoliberalism, which Robert describes as taking the apple of classical liberalism and focusing on its core: free market capitalism, fiscal austerity, individual responsibility, and globalisation. The problem? Many neoliberals benefited from generous government support before pulling up the ladder behind them. As Robert puts it, they’re “more like a wild jackal in a wolf’s clothing”, presenting themselves as something more palatable whilst pursuing fundamentally conservative ends. When Steve asks about the overlap between liberalism (lowercase L) and the Liberal Party (uppercase L), Robert’s answer is stark: “The Venn diagram of liberalism and the Liberal Party is not a perfect circle. It’s more like a third overlap.” John Howard’s famous declaration that the Liberal Party is “a broad church” marked both the high point and the beginning of the end. Where Howard allowed diverse opinions united by shared values, today’s party demands conformity. Robert observes you could “literally interchange” Angus Taylor with five other Liberal members and several Nationals, they’ve become so ideologically uniform. Robert shares a revealing personal story from his childhood in Whyalla. At age 12 or 13, he wagged school to attend a lunch where Malcolm Fraser was speaking. After enduring mumbled warnings about Bill Hayden, young Robert lined up afterwards and asked the Prime Minister where he could find out what the government would actually do if re-elected. The dismissive response and perfunctory policy booklet were Robert’s first disillusionment with political rhetoric over substance. This leads to a broader discussion about accountability’s erosion in Australian politics. Robert identifies a turning point: when Jay Weatherill wasn’t held responsible for abuse discovered in South Australian schools because “nobody had told him”. This represented a complete rewriting of Westminster conventions about ministerial responsibility. Compare that to Barry O’Farrell resigning as New South Wales Premier over failing to declare a $300 bottle of wine, or John Howard’s principled approach to the GST, admitting he was wrong, explaining why he’d changed his mind, and taking that position to an election. The discipline of the Fraser and Howard years came from a culture where the party room would discuss issues on merit, then Fraser or Howard would determine the right course, and the party would follow with discipline, not through fear but through shared purpose. Today’s Liberal Party has abandoned that model for something closer to authoritarianism without the competence to make it work. When discussing South Australia specifically, Robert doesn’t hold back about Vincent Tarzia’s challenges. Beyond policy positions, there’s the fundamental problem of presence. Robert recalls a body language seminar by Alan Pease where five people were cast for different film roles based purely on appearance. We can’t help making these visual judgements. Tarzia, Robert notes, is “one of the 5% of the population that never blinks”, creating an unfortunate vampire quality. He looks like “a Muppet version of Dracula”. Combined with a voice lacking joy, he presents as “the joyless undead” when facing off against Peter Malinauskas’s considerable charisma. Robert’s assessment of the Malinauskas government is admirably even-handed for someone with Liberal roots. He calls it “the best government in Australia” whilst adding the qualifier “a totalitarian dictatorship that makes you feel good”. Everything is done Malinauskas’s way, but unlike Putin or Trump, he’s careful never to say anything that isn’t actually true. He might make predictions that don’t pan out, but he won’t barefaced lie, and if an idea isn’t popular, he simply doesn’t voice it. The result is what Robert calls “preshrunk jeans” of political messaging. Robert’s father, a lifelong Liberal voter and member, has only been impressed by two political figures: Gough Whitlam, whose charisma was “absolutely off the chart” despite taking four people to dinner when a Whyalla event was mistakenly under-attended, and Peter Malinauskas, who regularly visits the Whyalla Men’s Shed. This speaks to something fundamental about political success. As Robert observes, great Labor leaders have consistently been better communicators and sellers of vision because their message is easier: “you’re being ripped off by the system, and we’re going to sort it for you” beats “if we govern ourselves, all will be great” in almost any contest. The federal picture offers one glimmer of hope: Victoria’s new opposition leader, Jess Wilson. In her thirties, a lawyer and former business advisor to Josh Frydenberg and the Business Council of Australia, she represents exactly the kind of moderate Liberal who should have been in the party all along but whom the party’s rightward drift has made anomalous. As Robert puts it, “the idea that Jess Wilson should be in the Liberal Party is an idea that is eight years out of date. She should be a teal.” The teals, after all, are liberal party people who haven’t gone down the right-wing rabbit hole. This raises the central question: are there eight to ten members of parliament the federal Liberals could have had? Yes, the teals. “All of those teal candidates could have been Liberal Party candidates and would have been 15 or 20 years ago if they had not wilfully taken this blindness about the climate.” Speaking of climate, Robert dissects Susan Ley’s recent positioning as if she’s discovered that abandoning net zero and embracing fossil fuels will bring electoral victory. The polling suggests otherwise. Among diverse Australians, Labor’s primary vote sits at 46%, the Coalition at 17%. Gen Z voters break 51% Labor, 10% Coalition. The Liberals are “aiming at the wrong target”, trying to chip 10% from groups with 10% when they should be targeting Labor’s 46%. They should be saying “your ideas are great, it’s a pity you’re not smarter, we’re going to get to where you want to get but we’ll do it better.” Instead, they get their facts from Facebook. The cognitive dissonance is staggering. National Party MPs stand up claiming farmers don’t want renewable energy whilst farmers lead the way with innovative approaches: solar panels in fields that collect water, provide shade for sheep grazing underneath, and generate income. Farmers don’t want bushfires or floods, they want to make money. Watch ABC’s Landline, Robert suggests, though the Nationals would dismiss it as left-wing propaganda. Looking ahead, Robert sees no Liberal victory on any horizon in the next five to six years. More likely? “No Liberal Party, or let me put it another way: the Liberal Party not being the opposition.” They’re seriously under threat of other parties overtaking them. Federally, if you separate the Coalition partners, the numbers are nowhere near the historical imbalance where Nationals made up numbers for the Liberals. Now those numbers are close. A One Nation-National coalition would be numerically viable. Victoria represents the critical test. If Jess Wilson’s woeful Liberals manage to topple a deeply unpopular Victorian government by picking the right leader, “that’ll be a critical moment for the Liberals to take that lesson.” Robert’s prediction? “The only reason we have to think they’re incapable of learning is all the evidence.” Robert’s father once said that Don Dunstan’s departure horrified him, not because of policy agreement, but because Dunstan was a strong leader with ideas who made the state feel good about itself. That’s what’s missing from the contemporary Liberal Party: ideas that inspire rather than divide, leaders who build rather than tear down, and the humility to recognise when the world has changed and they haven’t. The conversation closes with Winston Churchill’s 1920s quote distinguishing socialism from liberalism. Robert agrees it was “100% correct” for about 1924, when those ideologies were genuinely competing and distinct. But it’s become a caricature over the intervening century. The quote doesn’t really apply to 2025, when the ideologies have mingled, adapted, and in the case of the Australian Liberal Party, lost their way entirely. 01:14:33 Musical Pilgrimage In the Musical Pilgrimage, we play Spring Gully Road, a song written by Steve Davis and performed by Steve Davis & The Virtualosos, chronicling the four-generation story of Spring Gully, one of South Australia’s most beloved food companies. The story begins in 1946 when Edward McKee returned from the war and started growing small brown onions outside his back door on Spring Gully Road. His pickled onions became a South Australian staple. The company expanded under Allen and Eric, then weathered storms under Ross and Kevin’s leadership, before Russ and Tegan faced the modern challenge of cheap imports and changing market appetites. Steve reveals a personal connection: his colleague Domenic at Funlife Fitness in Ingle Farm remembers his father growing small onions and cucumbers, taking sacks to Spring Gully weekly to be weighed and paid. It was simply part of the fabric of South Australian life. In full disclosure, Steve is friends with Russell Webb, who along with Tegan led the company through its recent challenges before administrators were appointed. Most believe it’s written off and gone, but Steve holds hope for a way forward. They were doing innovative things to fight back against retailers bringing in cheap overseas alternatives, gutting the market for local sovereign food production capability. The song’s folk-influenced simplicity captures something essential about generational enterprise, family legacy, and the challenge of maintaining local production in a globalised economy. The repeated refrain, “Turn the earth, turn the earth when it’s harvest time, pick the bounty and preserve it in your sweetly seasoned brine”, becomes a meditation on the cycles of growth, harvest, and preservation that sustained Spring Gully through good years and hard years. Steve offers a tenuous but poignant link to the episode’s political discussion: the Liberal and Country League, precursor to the modern Liberal Party in South Australia, formed in 1932 and became the South Australian Division of the Liberal Party in 1945. Spring Gully started in 1946. Now in 2025, we have administrators appointed for Spring Gully, and Robert Godden suggesting you might as well call them in for the Liberal Party as well. Both represent South Australian institutions facing existential questions about their future in a changed world. Both have served their communities for generations. Both are confronting the reality that what worked for decades may not work anymore. And both deserve more than a quiet fade into history.Support the show: https://theadelaideshow.com.au/listen-or-download-the-podcast/adelaide-in-crowd/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dans cette troisième partie consacrée à Gough Whitlam, nous revenons sur un moment unique dans l'histoire politique australienne: la destitution d'un Premier ministre par le gouverneur général, représentant en Australie de la Couronne britannique.

Dans cette première partie d'un épisode consacré à l'ancien Premier ministre Gough Whitlam, nous revenons sur ses débuts en politique.

Après 20 ans passés dans l'opposition, nous abordons dans cet épisode l'arrivée au gouvernement de Gough Whitlam, et les nombreuses réformes qu'il met en oeuvre.

GOUGH WHITLAM DISMISSAL: WAS IT RIGHT TO SACK GOUGH WHITLAM?WITH DR. CHRISTOPHER REYNOLDSCOMMANDING THE NARRATIVE EPISODE 110 Steven Tripp is joined by Australian Historian, Political Philosopher and Author of ‘What a Capital Idea: Australia 1770-1901', Dr. Christoper Reynolds.Dr. Reynolds is back on the show to discuss the 50th Anniversary of the Gough Whitlam dismissal by then Governor-General Sir John Kerr. Dr. Reynolds details the dismissal and the people and forces involved at the time. Dr. Reynolds then gives a comprehensive background on the roles of Prime Minister and Governor-General, explaining where and how the Governor-General was granted powers over the Government. Dr. Reynolds traces this back to Andrew Inglis Clark and the original style of Government that was intended for Australia and how it has been changed by politicians since. To follow or contact Dr. Christopher Reynolds, visit: https://drchristopherreynolds.comTO BUY ‘What a Capital Idea: Australia 1770-1901', visit: https://reynoldlearning.com/australian-history KEEP UP TO DATE WITH ALL OUR PODCASTS AND ARTICLES, visit:https://www.commandingthenarrative.com To become a Member of Australians for Better Government, visit: https://www.australiansforbetter.com/joinSHOW YOUR SUPPORT for Commanding the Narrative by donating – your support is much appreciated! https://www.commandingthenarrative.com/donate https://www.buymeacoffee.com/commandingthenarrative CONTACT US BY EMAIL:commandingthenarrative@outlook.com Hosted by:Steven Tripp is one of Australia's most prominent politicians and political commentators, known for his incisive analysis and fearless approach to addressing the Nation's challenges. With a deep understanding of policy and a reputation for sparking meaningful debate, Steven guides conversations with his signature clarity and passion for Australia's future.https://x.com/RealStevenTripp https://www.facebook.com/theRealStevenTripp https://spectator.com.au/author/steven-tripp Follow Commanding the Narrative on: Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CommandingTheNarrative Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4GIXhHBogM1McL5EPGP3DT Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CommandingTheNarrative Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/commandingthenarrative X: https://x.com/commandthenarra YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@commandingthenarrative Gettr: https://gettr.com/user/commandingthenarrative Truth Social: https://truthsocial.com/@ExCandidates Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/commanding-the-narrative/id1631685864 Please share and spread the word!#AusPol #nswpol #interview #podcast #politics #commentary #narrative #minorparties #libertarian #onenation #uap #liberal #nationals #labor #greens #steventripp #australia #teals #senate #commanding #narrative #CtN #independent #AustralianPolitics #abg #australiansforbetter #government #chrisreynolds #goughwhitlam #johnkerr #dismissal #1975 #malcolmfraser #paulkeating

Cinquant'anni fa, l'11 novembre 1975, l'Australia visse la sua più drammatica crisi costituzionale: il governatore generale Sir John Kerr destituì il primo ministro Gough Whitlam, in un gesto che ancora oggi divide il Paese.

Na atoa i le Aso Lua o le vaiaso, le Aso 11 o Novema, le 50 tausaga talu ona fa'ate'aina fa'amalosi le faigamalo a le Labor na ta'ita'ia e le palemia Gough Whitlam.

Ngày 11 tháng 11 năm 1975, cách đây tròn 50 năm, nước Úc trải qua cuộc khủng hoảng hiến pháp kịch tính nhất trong lịch sử khi Toàn quyền Sir John Kerr bãi nhiệm Thủ tướng Gough Whitlam. Cùng tìm hiểu toàn bộ câu chuyện này.

Editor-at-large of The Australian, Paul Kelly looks back at the most profound crisis in Australia's democracy, including the off-the-record information he was given five days before it took place.In 1975 Paul was a young press gallery journalist, working in the cramped old Parliament House, where all it took was a flight of stairs and a few steps to find himself in the Prime Minister's office.Paul was on close terms with both Gough Whitlam and Malcolm Fraser when Australia faced the biggest crisis in its political history.Five days before the dismissal, Paul was told — off the record — that the Governor General, Sir John Kerr, was going to sack the Whitlam Government, but Paul was sworn to secrecy and had to stand back and watch the fallout like everyone else.This year marks the 50th anniversary of the political upheaval, and Paul looks back at his insider's experience in the press gallery from that tumultuous time.Further informationThis episode was produced by Alice Moldovan. The Executive Producer was Nicola Harrison.This episode explores remembrance day 2025, government shutdown, paul kelly, democracy in crisis, conspiracy, gough whitlam, whitlam, whitlam government, malcolm fraser, john kerr, constitutional crisis, election, it's time, no fault divorce, free university, women's rights, women's lib, medibank, great barrier reef, healthcare, old parliament house, press gallery, old school journo, power, journalism, mungo mccallum, graham freudenberg, killing season and dismissal.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you'll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.

Anthony Albanese afirma que la destitución del gobierno de Gough Whitlam, hace 50 años, fue un terremoto cuyas repercusiones aún se sienten en la política australiana. Escucha el resumen de noticias de este martes 11 de noviembre 2025.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has voiced his support for new laws restricting the use of masks and balaclavas at protests, as part of efforts to crack down on neo-Nazi activities. Today marks 50 years since the historic dismissal of the Gough Whitlam government. And in the United States, President Donald Trump has indicated his support for a Senate deal to reopen the federal government. - アルバニージー首相は、ネオナチ活動の取り締まりを強化する一環として、デモでのマスクや目出し帽の使用を制限する新たな法律を支持すると表明しました。ゴフ・ウィットラム政権の歴史的な解任から今日で50年を迎えます。アメリカのトランプ大統領が、連邦政府の再開に向けた上院での合意案を支持する姿勢を示しました。

In this special live recording from the 2025 Whitlam Symposium, Mark hosts a star-studded panel discussing the 50th anniversary of the Dismissal.Was Sir John Kerr's decision to dismiss Gough Whitlam constitutionally correct but politically catastrophic? Did Malcolm Fraser's blocking of supply in the Senate represent an abuse of power, or legitimate opposition tactics? And has the Dismissal left lasting scars on Australia's public trust in democratic institutions?Distinguished Professor George Williams AO is Vice-Chancellor of Western Sydney University and one of Australia's leading constitutional lawyers.The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP is the Member for Isaacs and former Commonwealth Attorney-General.The Hon Justice Michael Lee serves on the Federal Court of Australia.Julia Baird is an ABC journalist, broadcaster, and author.Troy Bramston is a journalist with The Australian and author of the new biography Gough Whitlam: The Vista of the New.The Hon Amanda Vanstone AO is a former Liberal Senator for South Australia and Howard Government minister.Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Casts, Google Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. We'd love to hear your feedback on this series, so send in your questions, comments or suggestions for future episodes to democracysausage@anu.edu.au.Recorded live at ANU in partnership with the Whitlam Institute (whitlam.org). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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fWotD Episode 3112: 1975 Australian constitutional crisis Welcome to featured Wiki of the Day, your daily dose of knowledge from Wikipedia's finest articles.The featured article for Tuesday, 11 November 2025, is 1975 Australian constitutional crisis.The 1975 Australian constitutional crisis, also known simply as the Dismissal, culminated on 11 November 1975 with the dismissal from office of the prime minister, Gough Whitlam of the Australian Labor Party (ALP), by Sir John Kerr, the governor-general of Australia. Following this, Kerr commissioned the Leader of the Opposition, Malcolm Fraser of the Liberal Party, as prime minister on the condition that he advise a new election. It has been described as the greatest political and constitutional crisis in Australian history.The Labor Party under Whitlam came to power in the election of 1972, ending 23 consecutive years of Liberal–Country Coalition government. Labor won a majority in the House of Representatives of 67 seats to the Coalition's 58 seats, but faced a hostile Senate. In May 1974, after the Senate voted to reject six of Labor's bills, Whitlam advised governor-general Sir Paul Hasluck to call a double dissolution election. The election saw Labor re-elected, with its House of Representatives majority reduced from nine to five seats, although it gained seats in the Senate. With the two houses of Parliament still deadlocked, pursuant to section 57 of the Australian Constitution, Whitlam was able to narrowly secure passage of the six trigger bills of the earlier double dissolution election in a joint sitting of Parliament on 6–7 August 1974, the only such sitting held in Australia's history.Whitlam's tenure in office proved highly turbulent and controversial, and in October 1975, the Opposition under Fraser used its control of the Senate to defer passage of appropriation bills needed to finance government expenditure which had already been passed by the House of Representatives. Fraser and the Opposition stated that they would continue to block supply in the Senate unless Whitlam called a fresh election for the House of Representatives, and urged Kerr, who had been appointed governor-general on Whitlam's advice in July 1974, to dismiss Whitlam unless he acceded to their demand. Whitlam believed that Kerr would not dismiss him as prime minister, and Kerr did nothing to make Whitlam believe that he might be dismissed.On 11 November 1975, the crisis came to a head as Whitlam went to seek Kerr's approval to call a half-Senate election in an attempt to break the parliamentary deadlock. Kerr did not accept Whitlam's request, and instead dismissed him as prime minister and appointed Fraser as caretaker prime minister on the understanding that he would immediately call a general election. Acting quickly before all ALP parliamentarians became aware of the change of government, Fraser and his parliamentary allies were able to secure passage of the supply bills through the Senate and advised Kerr to dissolve Parliament for a double dissolution election. Fraser and his Liberal-Country Coalition were elected with a massive majority in the federal election held the following month.The events of the Dismissal led to only minor constitutional change. The Senate retained its power to block supply, and the governor-general the power to dismiss government ministers; however, these powers have not since been used to force a government from office. Allegations of CIA involvement in Whitlam's dismissal have been made, but these were denied by both Kerr and Whitlam. Kerr was widely criticised by Labor supporters for his actions, resigned early as governor-general, and lived much of his remaining life abroad.This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:06 UTC on Tuesday, 11 November 2025.For the full current version of the article, see 1975 Australian constitutional crisis on Wikipedia.This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.Visit our archives at wikioftheday.com and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes.Follow us on Mastodon at @wikioftheday@masto.ai.Also check out Curmudgeon's Corner, a current events podcast.Until next time, I'm generative Ruth.

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Former Prime Minister John Howard has fiercely rebuked Anthony Albanese's comments calling the 1975 dismissal of Gough Whitlam "illegitimate and political." Howard asserted that the current Labor Party, by continuing to challenge the constitutional validity of the event 50 years later, is simply demonstrating that they are "poor losers" unwilling to accept the history of the constitutional crisis.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the 50th anniversary of the dismissal, Charles and Dom reflect on the lasting legacy of Gough Whitlam from free education to women's rights to Indigenous land rights to an unforgettable pasta sauce commercial. Order the 2025 CHASER ANNUAL: https://chasershop.com/products/the-chaser-and-the-shovel-annual-2025-preorderListen AD FREE: https://thechaserreport.supercast.com/ Follow us on Instagram: @chaserwarSpam Dom's socials: @dom_knightSend Charles voicemails: @charlesfirthEmail us: podcast@chaser.com.auChaser CEO's Super-yacht upgrade Fund: https://chaser.com.au/support/ Send complaints to: mediawatch@abc.net.au Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nightlife looks at the 50th anniversary of The Dismissal of Prime Minister Gough Whitlam. For the first and only time in Australian history, on November 11th 1975, the governor-general dismissed a prime minister and government. 

50 years ago today, an Australian governor-general sacked the Prime Minister. A new book reveals something about Gough Whitlam’s character that might explain why the PM didn’t see the ambush coming. You can read more about this story, plus see photos, videos and additional reporting, on the website or on The Australian’s app. This episode of The Front is presented and produced by Claire Harvey and edited by Lia Tsamoglou. and our team includes Kristen Amiet, Tiffany Dimmack, Joshua Burton, Stephanie Coombes and Jasper Leak, who also composed our music. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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November 1975: Australia was in a crisis. The Whitlam Government had passed a supply bill in the House of Representatives but the Coalition, led by Malcolm Fraser, was blocking its passage in the Senate. The Senate had never impeded the Government like this before and by the end of November the money the Government could spend would run out. Public servants would not be paid unless the impasse was resolved. The Coalition wanted an early election. Whitlam wanted the Senate to capitulate and accept the mandate of the Labor Government that had been elected in 1972 and re-elected in 1974 and let it continue to govern.On 11th November 1975, Gough Whitlam drove to Government House in Yarralumla to advise the Governor-General John Kerr to hold a half-Senate election. Whitlam believed that if the Senate was stopping supply from passing then they should be the ones to face the judgment of the people. However, Kerr had a different resolution to the crisis in mind. Kerr exercised the reserve powers, dismissed Whitlam and appointed Malcolm Fraser as Prime Minister. Fraser called for a double dissolution election and Whitlam, despite a majority in the House of Representatives, went to the election as the Leader of the Opposition instead of Prime Minister. This event has gone down in history known simply as "the dismissal." It's steeped in controversy, speculation, and even to this day as some mystery as not everything in the National Archives relating to Kerr has been released.But we do know plenty more than we used to thanks to Professor Jenny Hocking, a historian and author who went to the High Court to secure access to the Palace Letters (communication between Kerr and the Palace while he was Governor-General). She's written multiple books about the life of Gough Whitlam so I decided to interview her about her views on the history of the dismissal and the events that led up to it.Support the channel on patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/AuspolExplainedFollow me on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/auspolexplained.bsky.social Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/auspolexplained/ Like Auspol Explained on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Auspol-Explained-107892180702388Auspol Explained would like to acknowledge the Whadjuk Nyoongar people and their Elders as the owners and custodians of the Land that the episode was recorded and edited on. This Land was stolen and never ceded. It always was and always will be Aboriginal Land.

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A group linked to the Al Qaeda Islamist network is closing in on the capital of Mali, in north-west Africa. This group, known as JNIM, now controls swathes of territory in the Sahel, a region that stretches across several countries in the Sahara. If JNIM takes the capital, Bamako, it would be the first time an Al Qaeda affiliate has seized power in a country. What would that mean for Africa and the Islamic world? Dr TESSA DEVEREAUX has been analysing the situation.On the fiftieth anniversary of the dismissal of the Whitlam government, you'll hear many theories about Gough Whitlam's downfall. But ROY WILLIAMS has explored one reason that by no means caused but may have contributed to the events of November 11, 1975. Williams is the author of In God They Trust: The Religious Beliefs of Australia's Prime Ministers. He also has a very personal connection. His late father, Evan Williams, was a speechwriter and long-time confidante of Whitlam. Roy wonders if a throwaway insult about the faith of then Queensland premier Joh Bjelke Petersen hardened the resolve of Whitlam's opponents.One of the geopolitical tactics Russia has used in its war with Ukraine has been to divide opinion among the world's Orthodox Christians. Vladimir Putin is not the first Russian leader to style himself as a champion of Orthodox communities but in Greece and the Middle East, he's tried to marshal sympathy among Christians. Dr MANOS KARAGIANNIS aas in Australia recently with the Affinity Intercultural Foundation.GUESTS:Dr Tessa Deveraux- Assistant Professor in Politics at the School of Oriental and African Studies in LondonProfessor Roy Williams - legal academic and authorDr Manos Karagiannis specialises in international security at Kings College, London.This program was made on the lands of the Gadigal People

It’s nearly 50 years since the dismissal of the Whitlam government - a story that shaped the journalism, and the life, of our own editor-at-large Paul Kelly, who back then was a 28-year-old political correspondent literally sprinting through Parliament to break the news. I interviewed Paul for a documentary we’re publishing today - and in this episode of The Front, he tells us his story of Australian politics’ most dramatic day. You can see the full documentary, plus see photos, videos and additional reporting, on The Australian’s website or YouTube channel. This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Kristen Amiet and edited by Tiffany Dimmack. Our team includes Lia Tsamoglou, Joshua Burton, Stephanie Coombes and Jasper Leak, who also composed our music. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Political journalist and author Troy Bramston joins Democracy Sausage to discuss his new biography of Gough Whitlam and asks how a government could be so transformative yet so chaotic.How did Whitlam's government profoundly change Australia in less than three years despite being shambolic and scandal-prone? Could Whitlam have avoided the Dismissal if he'd passed supply in the House of Reps? And did the hostile media environment contribute to the government's downfall, or simply report on its dysfunction?Troy Bramston is a political journalist with The Australian and author of Gough Whitlam: The Vista of the New, published by HarperCollins to mark the 50th anniversary of the Dismissal.Marija Taflaga is the Director of the ANU Centre for the Study of Australian Politics and a Lecturer at the ANU School of Politics and International Relations.Mark Kenny is the Director of the ANU Australian Studies Institute. He came to the University after a high-profile journalistic career including six years as chief political correspondent and national affairs editor for The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and The Canberra Times.Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Casts, Google Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. We'd love to hear your feedback on this series, so send in your questions, comments or suggestions for future episodes to democracysausage@anu.edu.au.This podcast is produced by The Australian National University. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today on The Front. Remember Piss Christ? Bill Henson. Blue Poles. Why do Australians get so angry about art? Find out more about The Front podcast here. You can read about this story and more on The Australian's website or on The Australian’s app. The weekend edition of The Front is co-produced by Claire Harvey and Jasper Leak. The host is Claire Harvey. Audio production and editing by Jasper Leak who also composed our theme.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week in 1973, during the Whitlam era, a highly divisive cultural moment occurred. Gough Whitlam decided to spend $2 million US dollars, to buy US artist Jackson Pollock's Blue Poles. 

Tras casi una década de lucha, en 1975, el entonces primer ministro australiano Gough Whitlam le otorgó al pueblo gurindji el arrendamiento de una parcela de tierra en la estación ganadera de Wave Hill, en el Territorio del Norte.

Tuần này đánh dấu kỷ niệm 50 năm ngày trao trả đất đai cho người Gurindji, một bước ngoặt lịch sử đối với quyền sở hữu đất đai của người Thổ dân Úc. Sau gần một thập niên tranh đấu, vào năm 1975 Thủ tướng Gough Whitlam đã đổ cát vào tay Vincent Lingiari, một người đàn ông Gurindji và cấp cho bộ tộc nầy, một hợp đồng thuê một mảnh đất tại trại chăn nuôi gia súc Wave Hill ở Lãnh thổ phía Bắc. 50 năm sau, người dân từ khắp nơi trên nước Úc, đã tụ họp tại ‘Lễ hội Ngày Tự Do Gurindji', diễn ra hàng năm từ ngày 22 đến ngày 24 tháng 8, để kỷ niệm ngày trao trả đất đai và tưởng nhớ những sự kiện mang tính biểu tượng của Cuộc Tuần Hành Wave Hill năm 1966.

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-cheatPrime 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 ThomasDo 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-18730https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1975_Australian_constitutional_crisishttps://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.

Thủ tướng Úc Anthony Albanese đã kết thúc các cuộc họp cấp cao tại Trung Quốc và tới thăm Vạn Lý Trường Thành gần Bắc Kinh vào thứ Tư, tái hiện lại hành trình mà hai cựu thủ tướng Gough Whitlam và Malcolm Fraser từng thực hiện trong thập niên 1970. Sau đó, ông bay tới thành phố sôi động Thành Đô, thủ phủ tỉnh Tứ Xuyên miền trung Trung Quốc – chặng cuối của chuyến công du.

The Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has visited the Great Wall of China, just as another Labor PM, Gough Whitlam did in the 1970s.

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Did you know that 1975 brought Australia the biggest constitutional crisis in the nation's history, triggered by the unexpected sacking of Prime Minister Gough Whitlam? - SBS - слави 50 година. Откријте неке догађаје који су повезани са годином нашег постанка. Да ли сте знали да је 1975. година донела Аустралији највећу уставну кризу у историји нације, коју је изазвало неочекивано смењивање премијера Гофа Витлама (Gough Whitlam)?

1975 was een tijd van grote veranderingen in de wereldpolitiek. Er vond genocide plaats onder Pol Pot, er kwam een einde van de Vietnamoorlog en in Australië werd de Labour-regering van Gough Whitlam afgezet. Het was ook een tijd waarin Australië zich snel begon te ontwikkelen tot de multiculturele samenleving die we vandaag de dag kennen, wat samenviel met het ontstaan van de meertalige omroep van het land: SBS.

1975 foi um ano marcado por transformações na política global. Foi o período do horror do genocídio promovido por Pol Pot, o fim da Guerra do Vietnã, e, na Austrália, a destituição do governo trabalhista de Gough Whitlam. Também foi uma época em que a Austrália passava por uma rápida transição rumo à sociedade multicultural que conhecemos hoje, marcada pelo nascimento da emissora pública multilíngue do país: a SBS.

Το 1975 ήταν μια εποχή αλλαγών στην παγκόσμια πολιτική. Υπήρξε η φρίκη της γενοκτονίας του Πολ Ποτ, το τέλος του πολέμου του Βιετνάμ - ενώ στην Αυστραλία είχαμε την αποπομπή της κυβέρνησης Gough Whitlam. Ήταν επίσης μια εποχή κατά την οποία η Αυστραλία μεταβαλλόταν γρήγορα στην πολυπολιτισμική κοινωνία που βλέπουμε σήμερα, συμπίπτοντας με τη γέννηση του πολύγλωσσου ραδιοτηλεοπτικού φορέα της χώρας SBS.

Tom McIlroy, author of Blue Poles: Jackson Pollock, Gough Whitlam and the Painting That Changed a Nation on The Writers.

Get a FREE $76 gift when you sign up to AG1: go to https://www.drinkAG1.com/redthread FriendlyJordies: @friendlyjordies Jordan Shanks: @jordanshanks5340 FriendlyJordies Podcast: @FriendlyjordiesPodcast Welcome to The Red Thread, a podcast series where two friends (Isaiah and Jackson) investigate the peculiar space just beyond reality. Cryptids, Conspiracies, Cults and more are on the investigation board and nothing is off limits. What will they discover? There's only one way to find out... Support the show, leave a rating and remember to subscribe: Listen on Audio ➡️ https://linktr.ee/redthreadshow Listen to other Our Other Shows ➡️ https://linktr.ee/theofficialnetwork Support us on Patreon ➡️ https://www.patreon.com/theofficialpodcast This is Episode #54, where we discuss Gough Whitlam and the CIA coup of Australia. Originally recorded 21/02/25. Show Notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gg-aLzQ1LqFQogyvilVydTvjoJ5s0Tqt4Y3iAfo84IY/edit?usp=sharing Hosts: Isaiah - twitter.com/wendigoon8 Jackson - twitter.com/zealotonpc Jordan - twitter.com/friendlyjordies Writer/Producer: Jackson Clarke Music/Editing by: https://linktr.ee/zayaLT Thumbnail: https://www.instagram.com/nook_eilyk/ Designer: http://www.jr-design-co.com/ Produced under The Official Podcast Network Contact (business only): theofficialpodcastyt@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Riverina summer back in 1974. A time of Gough Whitlam, pub brawls, drugs, guns, and flared jeans.

Listen to everything from the beginning at davidrovics.com/ahistoryoftheworld or just start with this one! 1970's and 1980's The blowing up of a dam and the birth of the Icelandic environmental movement The discovery of the FBI's Cointelpro by the Citizens' Commission to Investigate the FBI The imprisonment and escape from prison of Assata Shakur The CIA-backed coup in Chile, and solidarity from East Kilbride, Scotland The struggle for land and freedom at Big Mountain and the Navajo/Hopi dispute The collective construction of the world's biggest windmill in Denmark The CIA-backed coup in Australia that overthrew Gough Whitlam's government The Iranian Revolution and the seizure of the US Embassy by students Armed Republican resistance in Ireland, and the 1981 prison hunger strikes Civil war in El Salvador

Fifty years ago, Cyclone Tracy's ferocious winds destroyed 85 per cent of Darwin's housing and most of the city's infrastructure. It was the third time Darwin had been razed to the ground by a cyclone, but within three days the prime minister had committed to rebuilding Australia's northern capital in the same spot. In this final of a two-part series, Darwin reporter Jane Bardon hears how Tracy prompted an overhaul of the National Construction Code. It's supposed to ensure buildings on Australia's northern coast can withstand a category four cyclone.But is the building industry adhering to the code, and as climate change threatens more severe cyclones and storms surges, is the code up to the job?Featured:Jane Bardon, ABC Darwin journalistLeo Athanasiou, Darwin builder and Athanasiou Group DirectorDawn Lawrie, former Northern Territory Assembly MLAJared Archibald, Museum and Art Gallery Northern Territory history curatorElisha Harris, Harris Kmon Solutions structural engineerCharmain Enthaler, Charles Darwin University architecture lecturer

The artist and thinker Brenda L Croft is from the Gurindji/Malngin/Mudburra peoples from the Victorian River region of the Northern Territory of Australia, and Anglo-Australian/German/Irish/Chinese heritage. She has been a key participant in the Australian First Nations and broader contemporary arts and cultural sectors as a multi-disciplinary creative practitioner—artist, arts administrator, consultant, curator, educator and researcher—since the mid-1980s. Brenda is a Professor of Indigenous Art History and Curatorship, Australian National University. In 2023—2024 Brenda is Gough Whitlam and Malcolm Fraser Chair of Australian Studies at Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA.Australian National University faculty page: https://researchportalplus.anu.edu.au/en/persons/brenda-croftORCID page: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4913-6238Harvard page: https://afvs.fas.harvard.edu/people/brenda-croftAustralian National Portrait Gallery: https://www.portrait.gov.au/people/brenda-l-croft-1964Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brenda_L_CroftBrenda's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brendalcroft/The Cluster F Theory Podcast is edited by Julian Mayers at Yada Yada https://www.yada-yada.net/.Thanks for reading The Cluster F Theory Podcast! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support the podcast. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theclusterftheory.substack.com

Φαίνεται να είναι η αγαπημένη φράση των πολιτικών αυτή τη στιγμή - κοινωνική συνοχή. Μπορείτε να φανταστείτε ότι σημαίνει αυτό που λέει, οι άνθρωποι να τα πάνε καλά μεταξύ τους, η να ταιριάζουν μεταξύ τους χωρίς προβλήματα. Ο πρώτος Αυστραλός πολιτικός που χρησιμοποίησε τον όρο ήταν ο Gough Whitlam το 1972 - καθώς ξεκινούσε την προεκλογική εκστρατεία του Εργατικού Κόμματος.