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Re: UK's role in Whitlam's sacking
Reply #15 - Jun 25^th, 2020 at 1:15pm

The woeful Whitlam was the worst ever "PM" in Australia until Juliar Gillard flopped onto the scene.

Witless Whitlam did certainly clarify the role of the GG. Sir John Kerr saved Australia from the Socialist Disease.

Just think if Labor had gotten in then the GG would almost certainly have had to dismiss the grossly woeful Shifty old Shorty.

Where does Labor dig up these awful creations - Oh yes from the odiferous Union pool of Brown Nosers.

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Reply #16 - Jun 26^th, 2020 at 9:45am

greggerypeccary wrote on Jun 25^th, 2020 at 10:46am:

That's right - they closed the downstairs one and opened a mega store in Murray St (upstairs, above Woolworths).

Ah, yep - where Dick Smith Electronics used to be. Actually, a few years back someone working at Woolworths there told me that Woollies were thinking about moving into that upstairs area after Dick Smith, Red Dot, Millers, etc. had closed and the whole upstairs area was being renovated but they must have changed their mind.

Can't imagine why they would want to do that anyway... surely they would get more shoppers when they're on the ground floor and people just walk in from the Murray St. Mall.

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Reply #17 - Jun 26^th, 2020 at 10:26am

Cool heads avoided a bigger problem. Kerr was appointed by Whitlam and the Queen could have been advised to call off her corgi cur. Kerr could have told Gough to clear off , called in the Army and fought parliament. Liz would get a dreadful head-ache.

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Re: UK's role in Whitlam's sacking
Reply #18 - Jun 26^th, 2020 at 10:40am

Carl D wrote on Jun 26^th, 2020 at 9:45am:

greggerypeccary wrote on Jun 25^th, 2020 at 10:46am:

That's right - they closed the downstairs one and opened a mega store in Murray St (upstairs, above Woolworths).

Ah, yep - where Dick Smith Electronics used to be. Actually, a few years back someone working at Woolworths there told me that Woollies were thinking about moving into that upstairs area after Dick Smith, Red Dot, Millers, etc. had closed and the whole upstairs area was being renovated but they must have changed their mind.

Can't imagine why they would want to do that anyway... surely they would get more shoppers when they're on the ground floor and people just walk in from the Murray St. Mall.

I always thought that upstairs area would have been a good place for a CBD Aldi store.

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Frank Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 40506 Gender:	Re: UK's role in Whitlam's sacking Reply #19 - Jun 26^th, 2020 at 12:42pm Kerr sackeg Gough and the electorate confirmed the sacking a month later. Labor lost 30 seats of the 66 it had. 1975 election result : Labor 36, Coalition 91. There has never been a more decisive Labor defeat. Gough was a great and charismatic man but a dreadful PM.
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Re: UK's role in Whitlam's sacking
Reply #20 - Jun 26^th, 2020 at 12:49pm

Frank wrote on Jun 26^th, 2020 at 12:42pm:

Kerr sackeg Gough and the electorate confirmed the sacking a month later. Labor lost 30 seats of the 66 it had.

1975 election result : Labor 36, Coalition 91. There has never been a more decisive Labor defeat.

Gough was a great and charismatic man but a dreadful PM.

Thank God for Scotty from Marketing.

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Reply #21 - Jun 26^th, 2020 at 12:59pm

Gough was like a Labor cough. What a purge of the Socialist Virus in Australia that was when Sir John Kerr kicked the Socialist miscreant out.

Gough the FABIAN Socialist started more sick Socialist disease in this country than even Gillard did.

And how evil are the FABIAN Socialists ? https://www.fabians.org.au/mission_and_history

One of the glorious Socialist diseases the evil Gough started was the dumbing down of Australians by perverting the Australian education into a sick diseased Greeny propaganda brain washing system.

Think the unsanitary insanity of the Greeny attack on statues currently going on.

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Sir Spot of Borg Gold Member Offline WE ARE BORG Posts: 26460 Australia	Re: UK's role in Whitlam's sacking Reply #22 - Jun 26^th, 2020 at 1:04pm Ppl like juliar didnt like gough because he started the single mothers pension. thats why all the extreme righties think he was going to "bankrupt" australia. Spot
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Re: UK's role in Whitlam's sacking
Reply #23 - Jun 26^th, 2020 at 1:06pm

greggerypeccary wrote on Jun 26^th, 2020 at 12:49pm:

Frank wrote on Jun 26^th, 2020 at 12:42pm:

Kerr sackeg Gough and the electorate confirmed the sacking a month later. Labor lost 30 seats of the 66 it had.

1975 election result : Labor 36, Coalition 91. There has never been a more decisive Labor defeat.

Gough was a great and charismatic man but a dreadful PM.

Thank God for Scotty from Marketing.

Well, he beat Hillary Shorten ....

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juliar Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 22966	Re: UK's role in Whitlam's sacking Reply #24 - Jun 26^th, 2020 at 1:13pm The Socialists discouraged by Albo revere the evil extremist FABIAN Socialist Gough as a Labor HERO because he caused so much damage to Australia just like Gillard and Krudd did.
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Re: UK's role in Whitlam's sacking
Reply #25 - Jun 26^th, 2020 at 2:47pm

Fuzzball wrote on Jun 25^th, 2020 at 9:07am:

UK had no 'role' in Whitlam's sacking, Australia on the other hand requested it before he bankrupted the country.

Not much of a Whitlam apologist here but the truth should always be at the front. All of the Whitlam budgets were in surplus and no debt was left. An unpopular fact but the truth at least.

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Very funny Scotty, now beam down my clothes.

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chimera Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 8561 armidale Gender:	Re: UK's role in Whitlam's sacking Reply #26 - Jun 26^th, 2020 at 2:53pm King Malcolm I rules OK.
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juliar Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 22966	Re: UK's role in Whitlam's sacking Reply #27 - Jun 26^th, 2020 at 4:22pm The fact is the FABIAN Socialist Whitlam was the worst "PM" ever seen in Australia until Juliar Gillard flopped onto the scene. That's why Sir John had to boot him out before he totally stuffed up Australia. Where do the Unions find these nauseating creatures ?
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Re: UK's role in Whitlam's sacking
Reply #28 - Jun 26^th, 2020 at 9:27pm

Fuzzball wrote on Jun 25^th, 2020 at 9:07am:

UK had no 'role' in Whitlam's sacking, Australia on the other hand requested it before he bankrupted the country.

Do you get sick of just making stuff up ?

We had the same thing happen in a recent election where apparently we had a problem with a budget emergency proclaimed to panic status by the Abbott opposition.

In this case it was so bad that after taking office the Liberals done absolutely nothing about it, they even rejected the option to start Budget repair in a mini budget, instead of taking action in February to start collecting the income to pay for their outrageous unfunded spending they chose to allow the economy continue with Labors settings for an additional 10 months. They followed for the rest of the term by making the budget deficit worse.

Now you see back in 1975 the issue at hand was that the Whitlam governments budget was so bad that it had to be blocked for the dire fear it would send Australia broke.

The fact is that the first action of the hypercritical Incoming coalition government in 1975 (Fraser) was to pass the Labor budget in full.

Well may you parrot Liberal garbage and lies as that is clearly what you have done here.

I have to ask is consistency a good thing when it is consistent dishonesty ?

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Re: UK's role in Whitlam's sacking
Reply #29 - Jun 26^th, 2020 at 9:35pm

juliar wrote on Jun 26^th, 2020 at 4:22pm:

The fact is the FABIAN Socialist Whitlam was the worst "PM" ever seen in Australia until Juliar Gillard flopped onto the scene.

That's why Sir John had to boot him out before he totally stuffed up Australia.

Where do the Unions find these nauseating creatures ?

Whitlam achieved more in 3 years than Howard did in his life.

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