After 18 months of turbulence, caused by a deadlock between the two houses of Parliament, the Governor-General, Sir John Kerr, dismissed the government led by Prime Minister the Hon Gough Whitlam on 11 November 1975.
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Mr Whitlam speaks on the steps of Old Parliament House, Canberra, after his dismissal.
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Mr Whitlam speaks on the steps of Old Parliament House, Canberra, after his dismissal.
Australian Information Service, National Library of Australia, an 24355082
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This black and white photo shows former Prime Minister Gough Whitlam talking into a number of microphones. People crowd around him. He is standing on the steps of (Old) Parliament House.
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