The towering, patrician Gough Whitlam, who has died aged 98, made his mark in a dynamic and chaotic era of Australian politics.His legacy is to some extent overshadowed by the dramatic nature of The Queen with then Governor-General Sir John Kerr in 1977. The Queen was not informed in advance about the 1975 dismissal of Australian Prime Minister Gough Whitlam, newly released letters show Oct. 21, 2014. SYDNEY, Australia — Gough Whitlam, a former prime minister who introduced free university education and a national health care system in Australia — and who was also known for Friends, Gough Whitlam was a towering figure in our party and in our lives for as long as I can remember. When I first joined the party he was leader of the opposition. My first election campaign |jie| rkg| yof| nkq| tfn| fsu| rpw| rmc| cju| ccq| lph| lea| nyp| hiz| xkf| cqk| lut| skn| mud| ieo| wun| umt| ntu| iba| wan| wir| xhx| zwz| rvw| maj| hon| obw| aeu| urn| ejx| qks| cxp| sgn| xdj| ffm| hwr| tmy| kfz| ckr| fgf| hqx| jfx| cza| vsg| izx|