Dismissal of Gough Whitlam and the Australian Constitutional Crisis - When No One Knew the Rules

This book explores the 1975 Australian constitutional crisis, focusing on the dismissal of Prime Minister Gough Whitlam and its implications for Australian constitutional law and politics.

List of contents

Chapter 1: The 1975 Dismissal - Misplaced Rage?
Chapter 2: The 1975 Crisis - Conflicting Theories
Chapter 3: The 1975 Crisis - The Rules
Chapter 4: 1975 - And the ALP
Chapter 5: 1975 - The Supply Crisis
Chapter 6: The Governor-General - And His Decision
Chapter 7: The Dismissal - And November 11
Chapter 8: 1975 - And the Errors of Legal Advisers
Chapter 9: 1975 - And the Errors of Kerr
Chapter 10: 1975 - And the Errors of Whitlam
Chapter 11: 1975 - And the Errors of the Conspiracy Theorists
Chapter 12: 1975 - Was 1975 a Local "Coup"?
Chapter 13: 1975 - The Devil is in the Details

About the author

Ian Killey PSM is an experienced Australian public lawyer.

Product details

• Authors: Ian Killey, Ian Killey, Killey Ian
• Assisted by: Matt Harvey (Foreword), Matt Harvey (Foreword)
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.02.2025
• EAN: 9781666930320
• ISBN: 978-1-66693-032-0
• No. of pages: 336
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Constitutions, LAW / Constitutional, LAW / Government / General, c 1970 to c 1979, Constitution: government & the state, Government powers, Constitution: government and the state, Constitution, Constitutional & administrative law