Rex Connor, the Minister for Minerals and Energy, resigned from the Whitlam ministry on October 14, 1975.
Connor’s resignation was sought by Prime Minister Gough Whitlam after revelations in the Melbourne Herald newspaper that Connor had continued to seek overseas loans through the Pakistani intermediary Tirath Khemlani.
Connor’s behaviour constituted misleading parliament. In doing so, Connor had caused Whitlam to also mislead parliament.