

The Dismissal
1983-03-06 · 90 min / episode · ★ 7.0
The sensational dismissal of Prime Minister Gough Whitlam's Labor Government by the Queens representative in Australia, the Governor General, Sir John Kerr on November 11, 1975.
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- Kennedy Miller
- Countries
- Australia
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John StantonMalcolm Fraser
Max PhippsGough Whitlam
John MeillonSir John Kerr
Bill HunterRex Connor
Peter SumnerBill Hayden
Robyn NevinLady Kerr
Ed DevereauxPhillip Lynch
Tom OliverReg Withers
Ruth CracknellMargaret Whitlam
Robin BoweringJim Killen
Sean ScullyDoug Anthony
John HargreavesDr. Jim Cairns
George OgilvieSenator Jim McClelland
Nancye HayesConnor's Secretary
Ken WayneLiberal Senator
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