{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/60de27e6-b679-4a3b-a9aa-53fa8e6d0313/68a430373b6c8654976376d7?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"513 - The Dismissal, Australia's 1975 Constitutional Crisis","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/610b01c34d914bfe9b341828/1755665122884-4576244c-3230-4339-9210-ff979fea43fa.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>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.</p><p><br></p><p>This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 10:07 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).</p><p><br></p><p>For all our important links:<a href=\"https://linktr.ee/dogoonpod\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> https://linktr.ee/dogoonpod</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Check out our other podcasts:</p><p>Book Cheat:<a href=\"https://play.acast.com/s/book-cheat\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> https://play.acast.com/s/book-cheat</a></p><p>Prime Mates:<a href=\"https://play.acast.com/s/prime-mates/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> https://play.acast.com/s/prime-mates/</a></p><p>Listen Now:<a href=\"https://play.acast.com/s/listen-now/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> https://play.acast.com/s/listen-now/</a></p><p>Who Knew It with Matt Stewart:<a href=\"https://play.acast.com/s/who-knew-it-with-matt-stewart/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> https://play.acast.com/s/who-knew-it-with-matt-stewart/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Our awesome theme song by<a href=\"https://twitter.com/evanms\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> Evan Munro-Smith</a> and logo by<a href=\"https://peaderthomas.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> Peader Thomas</a></p><p><br></p><p>Do 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.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:</p><p><strong>Gough: Nothing Will Save Speech:</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOJNaqjUra4\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOJNaqjUra4</strong></a><strong> </strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/the-eleventh\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/the-eleventh</strong></a><strong> </strong></p><p><a href=\"https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/whitlam-gough-18730\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/whitlam-gough-18730</strong></a></p><p><a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1975_Australian_constitutional_crisis\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1975_Australian_constitutional_crisis</strong></a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.nma.gov.au/defining-moments/resources/whitlam-dismissal\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>https://www.nma.gov.au/defining-moments/resources/whitlam-dismissal</strong></a><strong> </strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2014/oct/21/gough-whitlam-in-his-own-words\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2014/oct/21/gough-whitlam-in-his-own-words</strong></a><strong> </strong></p><p><a href=\"https://peo.gov.au/understand-our-parliament/parliament-and-its-people/people-in-parliament/governor-general\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>https://peo.gov.au/understand-our-parliament/parliament-and-its-people/people-in-parliament/governor-general</strong></a><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/kerr-sir-john-robert-23431\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/kerr-sir-john-robert-23431</strong></a><strong> </strong></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Do Go On Media"}