The sudden dismissal of Australian Prime Minister Gough Whitlam by Governor-General Sir John Kerr on November 11, 1975, and the subsequent installation of a Liberal caretaker government led by Malcolm Fraser in Parliament.
The Dismissal
The tumultuous events surrounding the ousting of Australian Prime Minister Gough Whitlam in 1975, when Governor General Sir John Kerr dismissed him from office and appointed a new leader in Parliament.