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The Dismissal: 40 years later

2015/11/11
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On 11 November 1975 the Prime Minister of Australia, Gough Whitlam was dismissed from office by the Queens Representative in Australia, Governor-General Sir John Kerr.

Three scholars share their research on the long-lasting impact of the ‘The Dismissal’ on Australian legal and political life.

Hosted by Andrew West, broadcaster and presenter of ABC Radio National’s Ethics and Religion Report. Panellists: Dr Harshan Kumarasingham, University of London; Professor Anne Twomey, University of Sydney; Associate Professor James Curran, University of Sydney.

For more info and speakers’ biography see this page: http://sydney.edu.au/sydney_ideas/lectures/2015/dismissal_40_years_forum.shtml