November 11 is remembered for remembrance day, Ned Kelly's hanging and of course the dismissal.
What most people miss is that the Liberals and National party could not have stopped supply going through the Senate unless the Queensland and NSW premiers replaced existing ALP senators with people who were not of the ALP and who then voted with the Opposition. It is no coincidence Fraser successfully changed the constitution so any senator must be replaced by a person of the same party.
Another thing people miss is Whitlam's original program was very economically rational. He was af=terall a rattigan man. He established the IAC. He was highly influenced by the Vernon committee. His problem was he wanted to do it all far too quickly.
He was far too sentimental. He allowed people not up to it to be cabinet ministers. Until he appointed Hayden as treasurer, McCelland as Labour minister, Wriedt as Agriculture minster to name three His government was all over the place . It was tool ittle and too late. They destined to be voted out at the next election.
The Liberals were just too impatient and thus coming to power in the way they did Fraser never thought he had legimancy.
The dismissal should never occurred and probably will not occur again but -no-one comes out with their reputation enhanced.
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