Tony Whitlam: Gough was ‘pissed off’ by Dismissal slur
Andrew ClarkSenior writer
Gough Whitlam was “pissed off that the whole of his government would be judged” over its sensational November 11, 1975, sacking by governor-general Sir John Kerr, his son, Tony Whitlam, has revealed.
A former Federal Court judge and Labor MP, Tony Whitlam said his father “was conscious” of the Dismissal “having been a singular constitutional event” but he “never harped on about it” in conversations with family members.
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Andrew Clark is a former editor of The Sun-Herald and Australian Business. He was a correspondent in Europe and North America, a political correspondent in Canberra and has been a journalist for more than 55 years. Email Andrew at aclark@afr.com.au
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