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    The 1975 Australian constitutional crisis, also known simply as the Dismissal, culminated on 11 November 1975 with the dismissal from office of the prime...
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    The 1975 Australian federal election was held in Australia on 13 December 1975. All 127 seats in the House of Representatives and all 64 seats in the Senate...
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  • Coloured vote constitutional crisis in the 1950s, the secession of the southern U.S. states in 1860 and 1861, the dismissal of the Australian federal government...
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    without or against formal advice), most notably during the 1975 Australian constitutional crisis. These situations are often controversial and the use of...
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  • Alleged CIA involvement in the Whitlam dismissal (category 1975 Australian constitutional crisis)
    with a caretaker prime minister caused the 1975 Australian Constitutional Crisis, referred to by Australian Labor Party and former Member of the House...
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    Commonwealth of Australia. The Constitution is the primary, but not exclusive, source of Australian constitutional law, alongside constitutional conventions...
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    the government ("supply") was exercised in the 1975 Australian constitutional crisis. During the crisis, the Opposition used its numbers in the Senate...
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    1974 to 1977. He is primarily known for his involvement in the 1975 constitutional crisis, which culminated in his decision to dismiss the incumbent prime...
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    The High Court of Australia is the apex court of the Australian legal system. It exercises original and appellate jurisdiction on matters specified in...
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    emergency or constitutional crises, usually to uphold parliamentary government. For example, during the 1975 Australian constitutional crisis, the Governor-General...
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