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
- October 1, 1969: Whitlam’s 1969 Election Policy Speech
1971
- October 13, 1971: Paul Jones And Whitlam’s Image
1972
- November 13, 1972: When Labor Speaks, Who’s Really Talking?
- November 13, 1972: It’s Time: Audio, Video And Lyrics
- November 13, 1972: It’s Time: Whitlam’s 1972 Election Policy Speech
- November 25, 1972: It Is Time For A Change: The Australian’s First Editorial Supporting A Change Of Government
- December 1, 1972: The Party For The Times: The Australian’s Second Editorial Endorsing Whitlam
- December 2, 1972: Prime Minister William McMahon Concedes Defeat
- December 20, 1972: Whitlam’s First Address To The Nation As Prime Minister
1973
- January 26, 1973: Australia Day 1973: Whitlam Announces Search For New Anthem
- February 28, 1973: Voting Age Lowered to 18 – First Legislative Action of Whitlam Government
- July 1, 1973: Whitlam Labor’s First Six Months – An Assessment
- July 10, 1973: Whitlam’s Address To The ALP National Conference
- July 30, 1973: Foreign Policy: Whitlam’s Washington Address
- December 14, 1973: This Day Tonight Reviews 1973
- December 17, 1973: Blue Poles: Would You Pay $1.3m For This?
1974
- April 2, 1974: Whitlam Questioned On Gair Appointment
- April 4, 1974: Liberal Party Announces It Will Block Supply; Whitlam Threatens Double Dissolution
- April 10, 1974: Whitlam Announces 1974 Double Dissolution Election
- April 11, 1974: Full Poll In May: Sun
- April 11, 1974: A Blow To Democracy: The Age
- April 11, 1974: Sir Paul Hasluck’s 1974 Proclamation Dissolving Parliament
- April 16, 1974: Address To The Nation: Gough Whitlam On Why The 1974 Election Was Called
- April 23, 1974: Bill Snedden’s Address To The Nation
- April 29, 1974: Whitlam’s 1974 Election Policy Speech
- May 3, 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
- August 6, 1974: Historic Joint Sitting Of The Australian Parliament
- August 6, 1974: Joint Sitting Of Parliament: Whitlam’s Opening Speech
- August 26, 1974: Whitlam’s National Broadcast On The Budget And Inflation
- September 1, 1974: Whitlam Comments On His Government’s Program
- September 17, 1974: Treasurer Frank Crean’s 1974 Budget Speech
- October 6, 1974: Whitlam Appears On NBC’s Meet The Press
1975
- February 6, 1975: Labor In Danger Of Losing Its Liberalism: Forell
- April 10, 1975: Whitlam Proposes Optional Preferential Voting
- May 13, 1975: Whitlam’s Report To The Nation On CHOGM And US Visit
- June 8, 1975: Alan Ramsey: Hawke The Squawk
- June 10, 1975: Whitlam’s Press Conference Following Ministerial Reshuffle
- June 13, 1975: John Jost: Previewing The Bass By-Election
- June 13, 1975: Paul Kelly: Fraser Gets A Gift Shot
- June 13, 1975: Gallup Poll: Labor’s Vote Slumps
- June 18, 1975: Fraser Alleges Gerrymander
- June 27, 1975: PM, Teacher Clash At Bass Meeting
- June 28, 1975: Bass By-Election: Labor In Need Of A Miracle
- June 29, 1975: Sunday Observer: Get Out Gough
- June 30, 1975: Australian Editorial: Bass Thumps Whitlam
- June 30, 1975: Collette Cartoon: Bass By-Election
- July 9, 1975: Loans Affair: Special One-Day Sitting
- July 11, 1975: PM’s Birthday Blast
- July 11, 1975: Bruce Petty Loans Affair Cartoon
- July 15, 1975: Whitlam’s Press Conference Following Cairns Sacking And Loans Affair Sitting
- August 16, 1975: Gurindji Land Ceremony
- October 14, 1975: Rex Connor Resigns As Loans Affair Delivers Fraser’s “Reprehensible Circumstances”
- October 15, 1975: The Age: “Go now, go decently”
- October 15, 1975: Palindromic Pro-Consul Speaks Out
- October 15, 1975: October 15, 1975: A Big and Dramatic Day In Australian Politics
- October 16, 1975: It’s Chaos! Canberra Deadlock
- November 11, 1975: Lunchtime On November 11: The Media Reacts To The Calling Of A Half Senate Election
- November 11, 1975: Gough Whitlam’s Post-Dismissal Press Conference
- November 12, 1975: Vice-Regal Notice – November 11
- November 12, 1975: Selected Audio Clips From The Constitutional Crisis
- November 24, 1975: Whitlam’s 1975 Election Policy Speech
- December 10, 1975: Selected Audio Clips From The 1975 Election Campaign
1977
- February 8, 1977: Whitlam’s 10th Anniversary As ALP Leader
- November 17, 1977: Whitlam’s 1977 Election Policy Speech
1985
- November 11, 1985: The National Remembers The Whitlam Dismissal And Talks To Albert Patrick Field
- November 11, 1985: Four Corners: 10th Anniversary Of The Dismissal
- November 15, 1985: Future Directions For Reform In Australia
1991
- April 28, 1991: Margaret Whitlam: The CIA Might Have Been Involved
1995
- November 8, 1995: Whitlam: The Coup Twenty Years After
- November 11, 1995: 20 Years On: Four Corners Remembers The Dismissal
1999
- July 17, 1999: Kevin Newman, Former Fraser Minister, Dies, 65
2000
- November 11, 2000: 25th Anniversary Of The Dismissal
- November 11, 2000: Some Effects And Interpretations Of The Whitlam Dismissal
2002
- October 31, 2002: Whitlam Says Kerr Needed Frequent Drying Out
- December 2, 2002: The Relevance Of The Whitlam Government Today
2003
- October 12, 2003: Jim Cairns, Conscience Of Labor, Dies, 89
2004
- August 6, 2004: Joint Sitting 30th Anniversary
2005
- May 25, 2005: Graham Kennedy, The King, Dies, 71
- November 11, 2005: The Dismissal – 30th Anniversary
- December 31, 2005: 1975 Cabinet Papers Released
2007
- February 2, 2007: Paul Jones, Creator Of ‘It’s Time’ Advertisement, Dies
- June 4, 2007: Tom Burns Dies, 75; Accompanied Whitlam On Historic China Visit
- October 13, 2007: Kim Beazley snr, Whitlam’s Education Minister, Dies, 90
2008
- March 15, 2008: Hardman And Hater, Cameron Bows Out With Fire Still Burning
2012
- August 24, 2012: Mason: The Third Man In Whitlam’s Downfall
- August 26, 2012: Whitlam Comments On Hocking’s Biography
- August 26, 2012: When Murdoch Fought Whitlam
2013
- February 24, 2013: Joan Child, First Female ALP Member Of House, First Female Speaker, Dies, 91
- September 24, 2013: A New World (for sure): The Labor Years 1972-75
