Full text of the statement from Sir Robert Menzies supporting the blocking of Supply by the Senate.
Month: October 1975
Fraser Says Blocking Supply Is Justified By Economic Circumstances And Government Scandals
Audio of Malcolm Fraser’s interview on Channel 7’s This Week, October 19, 1975.
Whitlam Maintains Attack On Opposition In Weekly TV Addresses
Text and audio of Gough Whitlam’s Channel 7’s weekly address and transcript of Channel 9 address – October 19, 1975.
Bob Ellicott Says Governor-General Has Power To Dismiss Whitlam
Audio of interview with Liberal MP Bob Ellicott on the powers and responsibilities of the Governor-General. The interview took place on Channel 9’s Federal File.
The First Day Of The Constitutional Crisis
A selection of audio clips from the first full day of the constitutional crisis, including comments by John Gorton and remarks at a reception for the Malaysian prime minister.
Reporting The First Day Of The Constitutional Crisis
Audio of the ABC’s AM program reporting on the blocking of Supply on October 16, 1975.
It’s Government By Crisis
Front page of The Age, October 16, 1975.
It’s Chaos! Canberra Deadlock
The front page of the Melbourne Sun the day after Malcolm Fraser announced that the Opposition would block the government’s Budget in the Senate.
October 15, 1975: A Big and Dramatic Day In Australian Politics
An overview of the events of October 15, 1975, the day that the Federal Opposition, led by Malcolm Fraser, decided to block the Supply bills in the Senate until such time as Prime Minister Gough Whitlam called an election.
Palindromic Pro-Consul Speaks Out
Labor fumbling and inept, says Queensland Governor Sir Colin Hannah – The Age, October 16, 1975, page 1.