Gough Whitlam was Australia’s 21st Prime Minister, serving from December 5, 1972 until November 11, 1975.
Whitlam led the first Labor government in 23 years. He was re-elected in 1974 and became the first Labor prime minister to win consecutive terms in office.
He is the only prime minister to have been dismissed from office by the Governor-General. The constitutional crisis that culminated in The Dismissal remains one of the most tumultuous and consequential events in Australian political history.
Archived Posts
- Graham Freudenberg Tribute – Anthony Albanese September 10, 2019
- Doug Everingham Condolences September 5, 2017
- Doug Everingham Condolences: House Remembers Whitlam Minister September 4, 2017
- Who’s Left – The Surviving Members Of Every House Of Representatives Since 1949 April 1, 2017
- Malcolm Turnbull Becomes Australia’s 22nd Longest-Serving Prime Minister December 10, 2016
- Success And Failure: The ALP’s Results In Federal Elections Since 1910 December 8, 2016
- Labor’s Foreign Policy: Tanya Plibersek Speech To Lowy Institute May 31, 2016
- Barry Jones: Whitlam’s Vision Of Social Democracy – Parliament And Party November 6, 2015
- 40th Anniversary Of The 1974 Joint Sitting Of Parliament August 6, 2014
- Gough Whitlam At 98; John Faulkner On A Life Of Endurance, Longevity, Resilience And Extraordinary Contribution July 11, 2014
- Noel Pearson’s Whitlam Oration: In Honour Of The Old Man November 13, 2013
- Gough Whitlam Votes In ALP Leadership Ballot October 10, 2013
- Woof Woof! June 3, 2013
- The Power And The Passion – A Personal View May 27, 2013
- A.L.P. Federal Election Results Since 1910 February 25, 2013
- Anniversaries Galore In The First Week Of December December 3, 2012
- Top 10 Great Labor Speeches November 17, 2012
- John Faulkner Remembers Whitlam’s 1972 “It’s Time” Policy Speech November 13, 2012
- Kevin Rudd Launches Whitlam Biography August 28, 2012
- Malcolm Fraser’s Whitlam Oration June 6, 2012
- Gillard Speech To Whitlam Institute; $7m Building Grant June 1, 2012
- Remember When A Labor Government Could Win Re-Election? May 18, 2012
- Lionel Bowen, Whitlam Minister, Deputy PM To Hawke, Dies At 89 April 1, 2012
- The Death Of Margaret Whitlam March 23, 2012
- Margaret Whitlam: 1919-2012 March 17, 2012
- Margaret Whitlam Dies, 92 March 17, 2012
- We Want Gough! July 11, 2011
- Gough and Margaret Whitlam Awarded ALP Life Membership April 28, 2007
- 1975 Cabinet Papers Released December 31, 2005
- The 1974 Joint Sitting Of Parliament July 27, 2004
- Whitlam, Birthday Boy, Proposes Major ALP Reforms July 11, 2002
- The Opposition Leader As A Factor Influencing Voting Behaviour December 5, 2001
- Gough Whitlam on a Republic and Blocking Supply June 7, 1995
- Whitlam Steps Down As ALP Leader December 10, 1977
- Gough Whitlam Policy Speech: 1977 Federal Election November 17, 1977
- Sir John Kerr Drunk At The Melbourne Cup November 1, 1977
- The Death Of Chairman Mao Tse-Tung September 10, 1976
- Richard Carleton: Politics In The Wake Of The Dismissal February 27, 1976
- 1975 Federal Election: The Count And Leaders’ Speeches December 13, 1975
- 1975 Federal Election: Audio Clips From The Campaign December 11, 1975
- “Australian Labor Prison” – Liberal Party 1975 Election Leaflet December 1, 1975
- Gough Whitlam’s 1975 Election Policy Speech November 24, 1975
- Il Dismissale: Max Gillies On The Dismissal November 12, 1975
- The 1975 Constitutional Crisis: Audio Clips November 11, 1975
- Special One-Day Sitting: Overseas Loans Affair July 9, 1975
- Snedden Acknowledges Whitlam Victory But Won’t Concede He Lost May 29, 1974
- The Day After The 1974 Election: Media Reports May 19, 1974
- ABC Election Count: 1974 Federal Election May 18, 1974
- Michael Pate Advertisement For The ALP: 1974 Federal Election May 13, 1974
- Richard Carleton Interviews Whitlam And Snedden On This Day Tonight May 1, 1974
- Snedden Questioned On Financial Issues; Whitlam Questions His Grasp Of Economics May 1, 1974
- Gough Whitlam’s 1974 Election Policy Speech April 29, 1974
- Sir Paul Hasluck’s 1974 Proclamation Dissolving Parliament April 11, 1974
- Whitlam Talks Superphosphate In Lardner February 19, 1974
- TDT Reviews 1973; Smacka Fitzgibbon Sings The Adventures Of Edward Gough Whitlam December 14, 1973
- Whitlam Government Increases Pensions, Unemployment And Sickness Benefits February 28, 1973
- Bill to Lower Voting Age to 18: Fred Daly Second Reading Speech February 28, 1973
- Governor-General Sir Paul Hasluck Opens The 28th Parliament February 27, 1973
- The Second Whitlam Ministry – December 19, 1972 December 19, 1972
- The First Whitlam Ministry: December 5-19, 1972 December 5, 1972
- Snedden, McMahon, Whitlam And Gair On The Campaign Trail November 29, 1972
- It’s Time: Gough Whitlam’s 1972 Election Policy Speech November 13, 1972
- A Political Speech From David Frost August 1, 1972
- Gough Whitlam (ALP-Werriwa) – Maiden Speech March 19, 1953
Whitlam Dismissal
- Condolences for Bill Hayden in House of Representatives November 28, 2023
- Fraser Snatches Liberal Leadership from Snedden March 20, 2023
- Gough Whitlam At 98; John Faulkner On A Life Of Endurance, Longevity, Resilience And Extraordinary Contribution July 11, 2014
- Busting The Budget: Greens MP Condones Blocking Of Appropriation Bills By Senate May 23, 2014
- Peter Harvey, Channel 9 Journalist, Dies, 68 March 2, 2013
- Gareth Evans Maintains The Rage February 23, 2013
- Today’s Electoral Anniversaries: Hughes And Fraser December 13, 2012
- John Faulkner Remembers Whitlam’s 1972 “It’s Time” Policy Speech November 13, 2012
- Kevin Rudd Launches Whitlam Biography August 28, 2012
- Sir Zelman Cowen, Governor-General After Kerr, Dies, 92 December 9, 2011
- Politics at the Melbourne Cup November 2, 2010
- Petro Georgiou: Valedictory Speech June 3, 2010
- Gough and Margaret Whitlam Awarded ALP Life Membership April 28, 2007
- 1975 Cabinet Papers Released December 31, 2005
- Mal Colston, Venal Politician, Labor Rat, Dead At 65 August 25, 2003
- Howard Defends Sir John Kerr November 3, 1999
- John Howard’s 2UE Radio Interview with John Laws November 3, 1999
- Whitlam and Fraser, Old Foes, Unite For “YES” Vote November 1, 1999
- Gough Whitlam on a Republic and Blocking Supply June 7, 1995
- Keating And Hewson Exchange Words Over Death Of Kerr April 9, 1991
- Sir John Kerr Drunk At The Melbourne Cup November 1, 1977
- Sir John Kerr Booed By Crowd In South Australia August 1, 1977
- Sir John Kerr Speech Extract September 15, 1976
- Richard Carleton: Politics In The Wake Of The Dismissal February 27, 1976
- 1975 Federal Election: The Count And Leaders’ Speeches December 13, 1975
- 1975 Federal Election: Audio Clips From The Campaign December 11, 1975
- “Australian Labor Prison” – Liberal Party 1975 Election Leaflet December 1, 1975
- Gough Whitlam’s 1975 Election Policy Speech November 24, 1975
- Il Dismissale: Max Gillies On The Dismissal November 12, 1975
- The 1975 Constitutional Crisis: Audio Clips November 11, 1975
- Gough Whitlam’s 1974 Election Policy Speech April 29, 1974
- Governor-General Sir Paul Hasluck Opens The 28th Parliament February 27, 1973
