Australia Marks 50 Years Since Sensational Dismissal Of PM Gough Whitlam | 10 News+

Fifty years ago, on November 11, 1975, Australia faced its biggest political crisis when the Governor-General Sir John Kerr sensationally sacked the then-Labor Prime Minister Gough Whitlam. Current PM Anthony Albanese describes the incident as a “partisan, political ambush” with “no legitimate pretext”. Former PM Paul Keating says the dismissal was “in every respect a coup”. 10 News+ spoke to journalist Leigh Hatcher, who was on the steps of Old Parliament House on that fateful day when the crisis occurred. Join the conversation and follow us on: Instagram:   / 10newsplus   TikTok:   / 10newsplus   Snapchat:   / tennewsplus   Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0tWZ6sI... 10 News+ airs at 6pm, from Sunday to Friday on Network 10. Missed the bulletin? Catch up at https://10.com.au/news/ 10 News+ is based in Australia and is a division of Paramount.