Malcolm Fraser and the road to The Dismissal

Malcolm Fraser and the road to The Dismissal

The 50th anniversary of The Dismissal is an apposite moment to look again at Malcolm Fraser as the main beneficiary of it.

The press and the Dismissal – Part I

On the morning of 15 October 1975, most major newspapers advocated in their editorials that the Labor Government should go. Opposition Leader Malcolm Fraser read the headlines he had been lobbying for and waiting for, called a press conference and announced his intention to defer supply. This action triggered events which led to the most […]