Clearly you do not know the history of the events.You‘re in error…..the Conservative opposition under Malcolm Fraser blocked supply in the Senate where they had the numbers, which meant there was no money for the elected Labor government to pay public servants, et al.
The Labor Members of Parliament did not vote against themselves.
The Queen’s man, the Governor General, was not obliged to sack the democratically elected Labor government. There was alternatives to this unprincipled action. John Kerr, the Governor General, set a political precedent by dismissing a duly elected government, and did so in obvious consultation with the conservative opposition.
To suggest he took this unprecedented act, as the official representative of the Queen, without the knowledge and acquiescence of the Queen is fanciful.
The right wing press promoted that line as they obviously wanted to distance the Queen and by extension the monarchy, from the obvious part they played in what was nothing less than a political coup d’état.
Your reference to Trump and the like, is nothing more than a poor attempt to muddy the waters.
Where we can agree is that your memory certainly is a little hazy…
Whitlam tried to break the power of the senate (Required to pass the Supply bill) by using dirty backhanded UNPRECEDENTED tricks. The Labor party hierarchy crossed to floor to vote WITH the opposition which left no choice under the Constitution of Australia but to dissolve the parliament and force an election. It was unprecedented only because it had not been done before but was allowable under the Constitution.
I don't mind being a bit hazy. I've earned the right but at least I was there and lived through the events. You seem a little hazy too not being able to remember where you were at the time. Were you at school somewhere?
I say again.... Celtic, Celtic, Celtic, Celtic, Celtic, Celtic. I wont be discussing Constitutional matters with you any more as my dinner is more important. Lets try to keep this about Celtic.
Celtic, Celtic,
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