Fifty years after the Governor-General of Australia sacked his Prime Minister, how do we remember the events of that day? Gough Whitlam, Malcolm Fraser and Sir John Kerr were the principal actors, but thousands of other Australians were there too and they had their parts to play in the political drama. Were you one of them? What did you think at the time and how do we see the Dismissal today?

DELIVERY MODE

• Face-to-Face

COURSE OUTLINE

• The Crisis: October 1975 - 10 November 1975
• The Dismissal: Events of 11 November 1975
• The Outcome: The lasting impact of the Dismissal in 2025

LEARNING OUTCOMES

By the end of this course, students should be able to:

1. Identify the issues which created the 1975 political crisis
2. Discuss the outcomes of the dismissal of the Whitlam government
3. Reflect on the long term impact of the Dismissal