Tag: Paul Keating
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Paul Keating Says Sir John Kerr Should Have Been Arrested During the Whitlam Crisis
Introduction: A Stinging Perspective on a Cold War-era Crisis Former Australian prime minister Paul Keating has reignited debate over the 1975 constitutional crisis by saying that Sir John Kerr, then governor-general, should have been arrested amid the turmoil that led to the removal of Prime Minister Gough Whitlam. Keating’s comments, made in the context of…
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Paul Keating Says Kerr Should Have Been Arrested: Recalling the 1975 Australian Crisis
Keating’s Bold Claim Rekindles a Historic Debate Former Australian prime minister Paul Keating has reignited one of the country’s most controversial constitutional episodes by saying that Sir John Kerr, then governor-general, should have been arrested during the tumultuous period that led to the sacking of the Whitlam government. Keating’s remark, delivered in the wake of…
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Keating Says Kerr Should Have Been Arrested Over Whitlam Crisis
Overview: Keating’s stark retort to the 1975 crisis Former Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating has reignited a pivotal chapter of Australian political history by stating he would have ordered the police to arrest then-Governor-General Sir John Kerr during the tumultuous events that led to the sacking of the Whitlam government. Keating’s comments, made in the…