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Ep 17 – Years of rage: social conflict in the Malcolm Fraser era

Ep 17 – Years of rage: social conflict in the Malcolm Fraser era

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In November 1975, the elected Labor Party government of Australia was sacked without notice by Sir John Kerr, the governor-general. Having single-handedly gotten rid of the elected government, Sir John then personally appointed a new government of his own choosing led by Malcolm Fraser and the Liberal Party. The dismissal – or the Kerr Coup...
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Ep 17 – Years of rage: social conflict in the Malcolm Fraser era

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