How did the 10 prime ministers since Whitlam change Australia?
- Written by Amanda Dunn, Politics + Society Editor, The Conversation
On November 11 1975, one of the most cataclysmic events in Australian political history unfolded when Governor-General John Kerr sacked the Whitlam Labor government.
Whatever you might think of the rights and wrongs of Kerr’s actions, there is little doubt that in the three short years he was in power, Gough Whitlam had a profound impact on Australian society, and he remains a gargantuan figure in Labor Party history.
We asked ten academic authors for their assessments of the ten prime ministers since Whitlam in terms of being agents of change in office – whether for better or worse.
Authors: Amanda Dunn, Politics + Society Editor, The Conversation
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