John Kerr
The Right Honourable Sir John Robert Kerr, AK, GCMG, GCVO, QC (September 24 1914 - April 7 1991), Australian judge and 18th Governor-General of Australia, dismissed the Labor government of Gough Whitlam on 11 November 1975, sparking one of the most significant constitutional crises in Australian history.
Further reading
- John Kerr, Matters for Judgement, Sun, 1979
- Gough Whitlam, The Truth of the Matter, 1979
- Paul Kelly, November 1975, Allen and Unwin, 1995
~ Table of Content ~
| ► | Introduction |
| ► | Kerr's career |
| ► | Kerr as Governor-General |
| ► | The 1975 crisis |
| ► | The Dismissal |
| ► | After the Dismissal |
| ► | Further reading |
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