The Dismissal
1983The 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.
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Max Phipps
as Gough Whitlam
John Stanton
as Malcolm Fraser
John Meillon
as Sir John Kerr
Bill Hunter
as Rex Connor
John Hargreaves
as Dr. Jim Cairns
Peter Sumner
as Bill Hayden
Stewart Faichney
as Billy Snedden
Ed Devereaux
as Phil Lynch
David Downer
as Tony Staley
Harry Weiss
as Tirath Khemlani
Robyn Nevin
as Lady Kerr
Neela Dey
as Junie Morosi
Tom Oliver
as Senator Reg Withers
Carol Burns
as Cairns' Secretary
Nancye Hayes
as Connor's Secretary
Tony Barry
as The Press Secretary
Sean Scully
as Doug Anthony
Tim Elliott
as Sir Frederick Wheeler
Arthur Dignam
as Eric Robinson
Alan Becher
as Ian Viner
John Allen
as Prime Ministerial Aide
Stuart Littlemore
as The TV Anchorman
Tim Burns
as David Smith
Dennis Miller
as The Second Speaker
Ruth Cracknell
as Margaret Whitlam
Les Foxcroft
as The First Speaker
Veronica Lang
as The Reporter
Vincent Ball
as Justin O'Byrne
Barry Otto
Peter Collingwood
as Tun Abdul Razak
George Ogilvie
as Senator Jim McClelland
Ken Wayne
as Liberal Senator
Robin Bowering
as D.J. Killen
Tony Blackett
as Rob Ellicot
Arna-Maria Winchester
as Reporter
Ray Marshall
as Labor Senate Leader
Martin Harris
as Kep Enderby
John Clayton
as Barry Cohen