There were three Whitlam governments between December 1972 and November 1975.
The first government consisted of just Whitlam and his deputy Lance Barnard. They held all 27 ministries between from December 5 until December 19, 1972.
The second government covered the period from December 1972 until after the May 1974 election. The third government operated from June 1974 until November 11, 1975.
- It’s Time – the iconic 1972 campaign song – video and lyrics
- The ALP Caucus 1972
- The First Whitlam Ministry
- The Second Whitlam Ministry
- The Surviving Whitlam Ministers
- The Deceased Whitlam Ministers
- The Program – the Whitlam policy platform
Posts on the Whitlam Government
1969
- Oct 01, 1969: Whitlam’s 1969 Election Policy Speech
1971
- Oct 13, 1971: Paul Jones And Whitlam’s Image
1972
- Nov 13, 1972: When Labor Speaks, Who’s Really Talking?
- Nov 13, 1972: It’s Time: Audio, Video And Lyrics
- Nov 13, 1972: It’s Time: Whitlam’s 1972 Election Policy Speech
- Nov 25, 1972: It Is Time For A Change: The Australian’s First Editorial Supporting A Change Of Government
- Dec 01, 1972: The Party For The Times: The Australian’s Second Editorial Endorsing Whitlam
- Dec 02, 1972: Prime Minister William McMahon Concedes Defeat
- Dec 20, 1972: Whitlam’s First Address To The Nation As Prime Minister
1973
- Jan 26, 1973: Australia Day 1973: Whitlam Announces Search For New Anthem
- Jul 10, 1973: Whitlam’s Address To The ALP National Conference
- Jul 30, 1973: Foreign Policy: Whitlam’s Washington Address
- Dec 14, 1973: This Day Tonight Reviews 1973
- Dec 17, 1973: Blue Poles: Would You Pay $1.3m For This?
1974
- Apr 02, 1974: Whitlam Questioned On Gair Appointment
- Apr 04, 1974: Liberal Party Announces It Will Block Supply; Whitlam Threatens Double Dissolution
- Apr 10, 1974: Whitlam Announces 1974 Double Dissolution Election
- Apr 11, 1974: Full Poll In May: Sun
- Apr 11, 1974: A Blow To Democracy: The Age
- Apr 11, 1974: Sir Paul Hasluck’s 1974 Proclamation Dissolving Parliament
- Apr 16, 1974: Address To The Nation: Gough Whitlam On Why The 1974 Election Was Called
- Apr 23, 1974: Bill Snedden’s Address To The Nation
- Apr 29, 1974: Whitlam’s 1974 Election Policy Speech
- May 03, 1974: An Unduly Pessimistic Nation Review
- May 13, 1974: Michael Pate ALP Advertisement: 1974 Federal Election
- May 18, 1974: 1974 Federal Election: The Election Night Count
- May 19, 1974: The Day After: 1974 Federal Election Radio Reports
- Aug 06, 1974: Historic Joint Sitting Of The Australian Parliament
- Aug 06, 1974: Joint Sitting Of Parliament: Whitlam’s Opening Speech
- Aug 26, 1974: Whitlam’s National Broadcast On The Budget And Inflation
- Sep 01, 1974: Whitlam Comments On His Government’s Program
- Sep 17, 1974: Treasurer Frank Crean’s 1974 Budget Speech
- Oct 06, 1974: Whitlam Appears On NBC’s Meet The Press
1975
- Feb 06, 1975: Labor In Danger Of Losing Its Liberalism: Forell
- Apr 10, 1975: Whitlam Proposes Optional Preferential Voting
- May 13, 1975: Whitlam’s Report To The Nation On CHOGM And US Visit
- Jun 08, 1975: Alan Ramsey: Hawke The Squawk
- Jun 10, 1975: Whitlam’s Press Conference Following Ministerial Reshuffle
- Jun 13, 1975: John Jost: Previewing The Bass By-Election
- Jun 13, 1975: Paul Kelly: Fraser Gets A Gift Shot
- Jun 13, 1975: Gallup Poll: Labor’s Vote Slumps
- Jun 18, 1975: Fraser Alleges Gerrymander
- Jun 27, 1975: PM, Teacher Clash At Bass Meeting
- Jun 28, 1975: Bass By-Election: Labor In Need Of A Miracle
- Jun 29, 1975: Sunday Observer: Get Out Gough
- Jun 30, 1975: Australian Editorial: Bass Thumps Whitlam
- Jun 30, 1975: Collette Cartoon: Bass By-Election
- Jul 09, 1975: Loans Affair: Special One-Day Sitting
- Jul 11, 1975: PM’s Birthday Blast
- Jul 11, 1975: Bruce Petty Loans Affair Cartoon
- Jul 15, 1975: Whitlam’s Press Conference Following Cairns Sacking And Loans Affair Sitting
- Aug 16, 1975: Gurindji Land Ceremony
- Oct 14, 1975: Rex Connor Resigns As Loans Affair Delivers Fraser’s “Reprehensible Circumstances”
- Oct 15, 1975: The Age: “Go now, go decently”
- Oct 15, 1975: Palindromic Pro-Consul Speaks Out
- Oct 15, 1975: October 15, 1975: A Big and Dramatic Day In Australian Politics
- Oct 16, 1975: It’s Chaos! Canberra Deadlock
- Nov 11, 1975: Lunchtime On November 11: The Media Reacts To The Calling Of A Half Senate Election
- Nov 11, 1975: Gough Whitlam’s Post-Dismissal Press Conference
- Nov 12, 1975: Vice-Regal Notice – November 11
- Nov 12, 1975: Selected Audio Clips From The Constitutional Crisis
- Nov 24, 1975: Whitlam’s 1975 Election Policy Speech
- Dec 10, 1975: Selected Audio Clips From The 1975 Election Campaign
1977
- Feb 08, 1977: Whitlam’s 10th Anniversary As ALP Leader
- Nov 17, 1977: Whitlam’s 1977 Election Policy Speech
1985
- Nov 11, 1985: The National Remembers The Whitlam Dismissal And Talks To Albert Patrick Field
- Nov 11, 1985: Four Corners: 10th Anniversary Of The Dismissal
- Nov 15, 1985: Future Directions For Reform In Australia
1991
- Apr 28, 1991: Margaret Whitlam: The CIA Might Have Been Involved
1995
- Nov 08, 1995: Whitlam: The Coup Twenty Years After
- Nov 11, 1995: 20 Years On: Four Corners Remembers The Dismissal
1999
- Jul 17, 1999: Kevin Newman, Former Fraser Minister, Dies, 65
2000
- Nov 11, 2000: 25th Anniversary Of The Dismissal
- Nov 11, 2000: Some Effects And Interpretations Of The Whitlam Dismissal
2002
- Oct 31, 2002: Whitlam Says Kerr Needed Frequent Drying Out
- Dec 02, 2002: The Relevance Of The Whitlam Government Today
2003
- Oct 12, 2003: Jim Cairns, Conscience Of Labor, Dies, 89
2004
- Aug 06, 2004: Joint Sitting 30th Anniversary
2005
- May 25, 2005: Graham Kennedy, The King, Dies, 71
- Nov 11, 2005: The Dismissal – 30th Anniversary
- Dec 31, 2005: 1975 Cabinet Papers Released
2007
- Feb 02, 2007: Paul Jones, Creator Of ‘It’s Time’ Advertisement, Dies
- Jun 04, 2007: Tom Burns Dies, 75; Accompanied Whitlam On Historic China Visit
- Oct 13, 2007: Kim Beazley snr, Whitlam’s Education Minister, Dies, 90
2008
2012
- Aug 24, 2012: Mason: The Third Man In Whitlam’s Downfall
- Aug 26, 2012: Whitlam Comments On Hocking’s Biography
- Aug 26, 2012: When Murdoch Fought Whitlam
2013
- Feb 24, 2013: Joan Child, First Female ALP Member Of House, First Female Speaker, Dies, 91
- Sep 24, 2013: A New World (for sure): The Labor Years 1972-75
