Thus the current Albury-Wodonga population of approximately 104, 609 residents is far below the 300, 000 projected by Whitlam in the 1970s, a figure unlikely to ever be realised.

One of the more famous examples of the defeat of a supply bill occurred in Australia in 1975, when the Senate, which was controlled by the opposition, refused to approve a package of appropriation and loan bills, prompting Governor-General Sir John Kerr to dismiss Prime Minister Gough Whitlam and appoint Malcolm Fraser as caretaker Prime Minister until the next election ( where the Fraser government was elected ).

Various ideological beliefs were factionalised under reforms to the ALP under Gough Whitlam, resulting in what is now known as the Socialist Left who tend to favour a more interventionist economic policy, more authoritative top-down controls and some socially progressive ideals, and Labor Right, the now dominant faction that is pro-business, more economically liberal and focuses to a lesser extent on social issues.

But many Liberal MPs saw him as too old at 64 and too conservative to compete with the Labor leader, Gough Whitlam, and they chose the younger and more aggressive John Gorton.

Snedden promised a new and more " liberal " Liberal Party, but he suffered from his continuing image as a light-weight, and many Liberals believed he would never defeat Whitlam.

The album featured a more polished production with leaner, more rock-oriented songs – it spawned the singles, " Whitlam Square " ( February ), " True Fools Fall " ( May ) and " Is There Anyone?

He believed nothing he said would influence Whitlam, and feared that if Whitlam perceived him as a possible opponent, the Prime Minister would procure his dismissal from the Queen.

Holt responded rashly, questioning the impartiality of the ABC and implying political bias on the part of journalist Mike Willesee ( whose father Don Willesee was an ALP Senator and future Whitlam government minister ) and his statement drew strong protests from both Willesee and the Australian Journalists ' Association.

Despite Labor holding a majority in the House of Representatives, Kerr appointed the Leader of the Opposition, Liberal leader Malcolm Fraser as caretaker prime minister, conditional on the passage of the Whitlam government's Supply bills through the Senate and the calling of an election for both houses of parliament.

In both instances where those circumstances arose prior to the Whitlam Government, in 1914 and 1951, the Governor-General dissolved Parliament for a " double dissolution " election on the advice of the Prime Minister.

At Kerr's request, Whitlam informally agreed that if both men were still in office in five years, Kerr would be reappointed.

Whitlam, who was determined to destroy both the Senate's right to block supply and Fraser's leadership, refused any compromise.

In their accounts of their meeting, both men agree that Kerr then told Whitlam that his commission as Prime Minister was withdrawn under Section 64 of the Constitution, and handed him a letter and statement of reasons.

Both accounts agree that Kerr then stated that they would both have to live with this, to which Whitlam replied, " You certainly will.

A state funeral was held on 25 June ; many state and federal politicians ( from both major parties ) attended, including Liberal Prime Minister John Howard, all the state Premiers, Opposition Leader Mark Latham, former Opposition Leader Simon Crean, and former Prime Minister Gough Whitlam.

When he told Whitlam they both laughed.

Killen had a reputation as a great parliamentary wit who developed close friendships with many people on both sides of politics, among them Gough Whitlam, Fred Daly and Barry Cohen.

When Whitlam responded by immediately calling an election for both the House and Senate ( a double dissolution ), McManus informed the Victorian Central Executive that Billy Snedden had agreed to the Liberals running a joint Senate ticket with the DLP, which would have guaranteed him a winnable Senate spot.

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In his many commentaries on constitutional issues, especially the reserve powers of the Crown, Forsey was a conspicuous supporter of the action of the Governor-General of Australia, Sir John Kerr, in dismissing the Prime Minister, Gough Whitlam, in the 1975 constitutional crisis because his government was unable to obtain supply ( approval to spend money ) from the parliament and refused to call a general election.

Following the dismissal of the Prime Minister, Gough Whitlam, on 11 November 1975, Smith read out the proclamation of the dissolution of parliament on the steps of the then Parliament House in Canberra:

After the Whitlam government was dismissed by the Governor-General, Sir John Kerr in November 1975 ( see 1975 Australian constitutional crisis ), Daly announced he would retire from parliament and not contest the December election.

The problem for Kerr was that if he had made any threat to dismiss Whitlam, if the latter did not manage to solve the crisis facing Australia over the stalemate in parliament and the loss of supply could have been followed by a request by Whitlam to the Queen of Australia to dismiss Kerr and so pre-empt his own dismissal.

Upon receiving the documents, Whitlam dismissed Rex Connor from his government for misleading parliament.

In 1975, Labor Prime Minister Gough Whitlam recommended to the Queen that Sir Colin Hannah, then Governor of Queensland, have his dormant commission revoked for having made public political statements.

The Queen chose not to intervene during the 1975 Australian constitutional crisis, in which Governor-General Sir John Kerr dismissed the Labor government of Gough Whitlam, on the basis that it was a matter " clearly placed within the jurisdiction of the Governor-General ".

He came to power in 1975 through the dismissal of the Whitlam Labor government, in which he played a key role.

When the Liberals were defeated at the 1972 election by the Labor Party under Gough Whitlam, he became a member of the opposition front bench under Billy Snedden's leadership.

He opposed Howard's policy on asylum-seekers, campaigned in support of an Australian Republic and attacked what he perceived as a lack of integrity in Australian politics, together with former Labor prime minister Gough Whitlam, finding much common ground with his predecessor.

* During the 1975 constitutional crisis, on 11 November 1975, the governor-general, Sir John Kerr, dismissed the Labor Party's Gough Whitlam as prime minister.

However, when McMahon lost the 1972 election to Labor Leader Gough Whitlam, relations between Sydney and Canberra got even worse.

Later that year, taking advantage over the unease of the increasingly erratic Labor government of Gough Whitlam and the increasing economic problems seen to caused by the Federal government, Askin called an early election for 1973.

* December 2 – Edward Gough Whitlam becomes the first Labor Party Prime Minister of Australia for 23 years.

He was unlucky to come up against a new and formidable Labor Opposition Leader in Gough Whitlam.

He was unable to match the performance of Labor leader Gough Whitlam, who campaigned on radical new policies such as universal health insurance.

It culminated on 11 November 1975 with the removal of the Prime Minister, Gough Whitlam of the Australian Labor Party ( ALP ), by Governor-General Sir John Kerr.

Labor Senator Tony Mulvihill later related that " Whitlam would come back to each caucus meeting and say, ' I saw His Excellency ... No worry.

If the Opposition were to allow supply to pass, Whitlam would not advise a half-Senate election until May or June 1976, and the Senate would not convene until 1 July, thus obviating the threat of a possible temporary Labor majority.

The Coalition attacked Labor for the economic conditions, and released television commercials " The Three Dark Years " showing images from the Whitlam government scandals.

His funeral was attended by prominent Labor leaders including then Prime Minister Gough Whitlam.

Australia's Labor Prime Minister, Gough Whitlam, had developed a close working relationship with the Indonesian leader, and also followed events with concern.

Perkin's editorship coincided with Gough Whitlam's reforms of the Australian Labor Party, and The Age became a key supporter of the Whitlam government, which came to power in 1972.

He is the son of Frank Crean, a federal Labor MP from 1951 to 1977, who was at separate times Treasurer, Trade Minister, and Deputy Prime Minister in the Gough Whitlam government, and the brother of Dr David Crean, a former Labor member of the Parliament of Tasmania.

In 1974, when the Federal Labor government of Gough Whitlam was desperately attempting to gain a majority in the Senate, Whitlam tried to create an extra vacancy in Queensland for the upcoming Senate election so as to gain the ALP an increased chance of winning an extra Senate seat.