Following a week of turmoil that ended in a ministerial reshuffle and the demotion of Jim Cairns and Clyde Cameron, Whitlam held a press conference and faced questions on the loans affair and other matters.
Whitlam made a brief statement (not included on the recording below) and then took questions. The full transcript is shown below.
The press conference took place on Tuesday, June 10, 1975, in Canberra.
- Listen to Whitlam’s press conference (23m)