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Breakfast Wrap: The dismissal of Gough Whitlam, 50 years on
Coverage and analysis of national and international events.
Lessons 50 years on from the dismissal
Countless authors, journalists and academics over the decades have all had a crack at the retelling of the dismissal.
And with each year that go...
Changing Australia: Jennifer Hocking and finding the truth behind the Whitlam dismissal
Much of what we know about Gough Whitlam's dismissal is due to the tenacious work of historian Jennifer Hocking.
Gough Whitlam's son reflects on the dismissal
November 11, 1975 was an unprecedented day in federal politics.
It's Time: the story behind the election campaign song
Before Gough Whitlam won the 1972 election, ending a record 23 years of continuous Coalition government, there was a campaign song that dominated the...
Howard's memories of Whitlam's dismissal
On the day of the dismissal, John Howard was a junior shadow minister, under opposition leader Malcolm Fraser.
It was a turbulent introduction t...
Albanese on lessons from the Whitlam dismissal
It's been 50 years since Governor General Sir John Kerr dismissed Gough Whitlam... the country's 21st prime minister.
We're speaking to Anthony...
Aide-de-Camp to Governor General Sir John Kerr on the dismissal
On the 11th of November, 1975, Chris Stephens was a 30-year-old Army Captain. His job was Aide-de-Camp to the Governor General, Sir John Kerr.
...
How do constitutional lawyers remember The Dismissal?
On November 11th, 1975, Governor-General Sir John Kerr sacked Prime Minister Gough Whitlam, with opposition leader Malcolm Fraser appointed as careta...
Push for e-bike overhaul after fatal Queensland crashes
The boss of a major Australian bike company is calling for an urgent clampdown on e-bikes after a spate of fatal accidents involving children in Queen...
COP30 summit opens amid concerning warning
World leaders have gathered in Brazil for the COP-30 climate summit - 30 years after the first UN talks on global warming. Despite decades of pledges,...
How Australians remember The Dismissal
Leading up to the 50th anniversary of the dismissal of the Whitlam government, ABC Radio National Breakfast asked listeners to share their memories of...
Senate moves to end shutdown as Democrats split over deal
The US Senate has taken its first step towards ending the country's longest-ever government shutdown.
A small group of moderate Democrats broke...
Breakfast Wrap: Neo-Nazi protest outside state parliament shocks Sydney
NSW Police and the state government are reviewing how neo-Nazis were able to legally rally outside state parliament in Sydney on the weekend.
We...
Changing Australia: Magistrate Rose Falla and the Koori Courts
Tackling the over-representation of Indigenous Australians in jail is a huge challenge.
It's a complex issue with many underlying factors like t...
Australian talkback radio star John Laws dies aged 90
John Laws — one of the pioneers of Australian talkback radio — has died over the weekend at the age of 90.
Once described by former prime minist...
NSW police minister says neo-Nazi rally authorised by police ‘deeply distressing’
NSW Police and the state government are reviewing how neo-Nazis were able to legally rally outside state parliament in Sydney on the weekend.
Pr...
Liberal Senator Maria Kovacic backs net zero future
A little over a week since the Nationals abandoned a commitment to reach net zero emissions by 2050, the Liberal MPs will meet to decide their positio...
Landmark report highlights impacts of medical misogyny
Medical misogyny is alive and well, according to a landmark report by Victoria's Inquiry into Women's Pain.
It's found that a dismissive and dis...
Mortgage 'tilt': Why it's harder to own your home sooner
Historically, the cost of home loan payments as a proportion of income used to tilt down over time in a phenomenon known by economists as "mortgage ti...
COP30 officially kicks off in Brazil
COP30 officially kicks off in the Amazonian city of Belém in Brazil today.
The summit is taking place 10 years after the Paris climate agreement...
COP-30 kicks off, but doubts linger over COP-31 in Adelaide
As thousands of delegates gather for this week's COP-30 climate summit in Brazil, the stand-off over next year's host city continues — with no agreeme...
Philippines endures another destructive typhoon
Super Typhoon Fung-wong has smashed the north of the Philippines, forcing mass evacuations and killing at least two people.
Australians facing record wait times for mental health care
A new report from the Australian Medical Association has found that wait times for mental health care in the public hospital system remain at a record...
QLD considering reclassifying dingoes as domestic dogs
Queensland is considering changes to its biosecurity laws that would remove barriers to keeping dingoes as pets.
The proposal would reclassify d...
Russian missile attacks on Ukrainian energy facilities kill at least seven
Russia launched a barrage of drones and missiles on Ukraine over the weekend, killing seven people and damaging energy infrastructure in three regions...
Sudan's RSF backs US-led ceasefire plan as UN prepares for emergency session
Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces say they've agreed to a US-led proposal for a humanitarian ceasefire, raising hopes of new peace talks after...
Breakfast Wrap: Pacific pressure on Australia's COP30 delegation
Pressure is mounting on the Australian delegation to COP30 to resolve an impasse with Türkiye over hosting rights for the next global climate talks in...
Bob Katter's official portrait unveiled in parliament
Maverick federal MP Bob Katter has been recognised for 50 years of service to state and federal parliaments with an official portrait in parliament ho...
Can a net zero deadline save Sussan Ley's leadership?
The Liberal Party has set itself a deadline to resolve the unanswered question about what it will do on net zero commitments, after their coalition pa...
Tasmania becomes first state to offer compensation for expunged gay crimes
"From Bigots Island to the Rainbow Isle." That's how long-time LGBTQIA+ advocate Rodney Croome describes Tasmania's path to equality.
While the...
Vice Chancellor calls for a reckoning for Australia's universities
"The time has come for a reckoning in Australian higher education." That's according to a newly published essay by George Williams, the Vice Chancello...
Impact of organised crime on Australia laid bare in new report
Australia's national criminal intelligence agency has outlined the impact and scale of serious and organised crime in Australia... as a new report est...
President of Palau urges Albanese to re-think COP30 absence
Pressure is mounting on the Australian delegation to COP30 to resolve an impasse with Türkiye over hosting rights for the next global climate talks in...
Hanson-Young flags long road ahead for 'backwards' environment reforms
The government's major environment reforms have passed the lower house, and will now need to be negotiated with the Coalition or Greens before passing...
Has the Liberal Party learnt its lesson six months on from the election?
It's been six months since the Coalition lost a landslide election to Labor.
So has the Liberal Party learnt the lessons it promised to follow a...
French police launch investigation into Mohamed Al Fayed trafficking claims
French police have launched an investigation into sex trafficking allegations linked to late billionaire, Mohamed Al Fayed.
Mr Al Fayed died two...
Putin orders preparations for possible nuclear tests
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his top officials to draft plans for a possible nuclear test, something Moscow has not done since the col...
Breakfast Wrap: What's behind SA's harmful algal bloom?
As South Australian beaches prepare for their first summer with the devastating algal bloom, scientists believe they may have identified a little-know...
Banksy exhibition comes to Australia
Banksy has arrived in Australia or at least a collection of his guerilla street art in a new exhibition that's just opened in Brisbane.
The mask...