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Ben Harvey outlines the events leading to Gough Whitlam’s dismissal and explains why the current US Government shutdown is a reminder of where Australia was headed when the Governor General intervened.

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50 years after Australia’s most controversial political moment, Ben Harvey outlines the events leading to Gough Whitlam’s dismissal and explains why the current US Government shutdown is a reminder of where Australia was headed.

In tonight’s show, 50 years after Australia’s most controversial political moment, Ben Harvey outlines the events leading to Gough Whitlam’s dismissal and explains why the current US Government shutdown is a reminder of where Australia was headed when the Governor General intervened.

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