The Dismissal: how history judges the judges' role

09/11/2025 14 min
The Dismissal: how history judges the judges' role

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On 9 November 1975, Australia’s Governor General, Sir John Kerr, rang the Chief Justice of the High Court, Sir Garfield Barwick, and asked him for a meeting to discuss his intention to dismiss Prime Minister Gough Whitlam.