Summary

Led the ALP to victory in 1972. His reforming admistration was dismissed by the Governor-General in controversial circumstances in 1975. Whitlam fought the 1977 election as Opposition Leader but quit politics after Labor was defeated heavily.

Resources

Correspondences

• Collection of Government Documents Relating to the Aboriginal Tent Embassy of 1972, Unpublished, 1972. Image PDF Details

Newspapers

• Battler, Socialist Workers Action Group, Melbourne, 1972-1974. Image PDF Details
• Battler 1975, International Socialists [This scan courtesy of the State Library of Victoria], Melbourne, 1975. Image PDF Details