The Dismissal

The Dismissal

The drama surrounding the dismissal of Mr. Gough Whitlam as the Labor Prime Minister of Australia - on 11 November, 1975 - by the then Governor-General of Australia, Sir John Kerr - and the subsequent installation, in Parliament, of the Liberal 'caretaker government' and Mr. Malcolm Fraser as the 'caretaker' Prime Minister.

Cast for The Dismissal...

Max Phipps
Gough Whitlam
John Stanton
Malcolm Fraser
John Meillon
Sir John Kerr
Bill Hunter
Rex Connor
John Hargreaves
Dr. Jim Cairns
Peter Sumner
Bill Hayden
Stewart Faichney
Billy Snedden
Ed Devereaux
Phil Lynch
David Downer
Tony Staley
Harry Weiss
Tirath Khemlani
Robyn Nevin
Lady Kerr
Neela Dey
Junie Morosi
Tom Oliver
Senator Reg Withers
Carol Burns
Cairns' Secretary
Nancye Hayes
Connor's Secretary
Tony Barry
The Press Secretary
Sean Scully
Doug Anthony
Tim Elliott
Sir Frederick Wheeler
Arthur Dignam
Eric Robinson
Alan Becher
Ian Viner
John Allen
Prime Ministerial Aide
Stuart Littlemore
The TV Anchorman
Tim Burns
David Smith
Dennis Miller
The Second Speaker
Ruth Cracknell
Margaret Whitlam
Les Foxcroft
The First Speaker
Veronica Lang
The Reporter
Vincent Ball
Justin O'Byrne
Peter Collingwood
Tun Abdul Razak
George Ogilvie
Senator Jim McClelland
Ken Wayne
Liberal Senator
Robin Bowering
D.J. Killen
Tony Blackett
Rob Ellicot
Ray Marshall
Labor Senate Leader
Martin Harris
Kep Enderby
John Clayton
Barry Cohen