Tag: The Dismissal
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Turning a Sacking into The Dismissal: A reporter’s memory and the Whitlam crisis
Introduction: A moment that defined a generation The 1975 dismissal of the Whitlam government remains one of the most debated episodes in Australian political history. For a young reporter on the cusp of a career, the events that unfolded around that autumn were not just headlines but a test of journalism’s responsibility, timing, and voice.…
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The Dismissal: Whitlam’s Sacking Through a Young Reporter
Introduction: A Young Reporter at the Crossroads In 1975, Australia faced a constitutional crisis that would redefine its politics for decades. I was 23, just starting as a special writer at a major newsroom, when the Whitlam government faced a sudden, seismic turn. The Dismissal—the term that would travel through classrooms, parlors, and parliamentary galleries—began…
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From the Dismissal to a Defining Masthead: A 23-Year-Old Reporter’s Memory
Introduction: A Memory Written in Real Time I was 23 years old, newly minted as a special writer on a bustling newsroom desk, when the events of late 1975 began to unfold into something larger than the daily grind. The Dismissal, as it would later be known, didn’t arrive with a loud fanfare so much…