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EPISODE · Nov 7, 2025 · 9 MIN

Michelle Grattan's front row seat to the drama of the dismissal

from Saturday Extra - Separate stories podcast · host Australian Broadcasting Corporation

When Governor John Kerr sacked Prime Minister Gough Whitlam on 11 November 1975, Michelle Grattan was a young reporter for The Age.The dismissal had been brewing with a government pushing through change at breakneck speed, and a series of scandals surrounding key figures. Michelle remembers absolute pandemonium unfolding as shock waves from this historic event ricocheted across the country. Guest: Michelle Grattan, chief political correspondent at The Conversation.

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