Posts tagged as “Paul Hasluck”

Alexandra Hasluck: How One Strong Woman Changed The Course Of Australian History

Jan 02, 2010

Alexandra Hasluck's insistence that Sir Paul Hasluck give up his position as Governor-General may have changed the course of Australian history.

Joint Sitting 30th Anniversary

Aug 06, 2004

Gough Whitlam's speech to the Whitlam Institute on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Joint Sitting of the Commonwealth Parliament in August 1974.

Twentieth Anniversary: Maintain Your Rage And Enthusiasm

Nov 11, 1995

On the 20th anniversary of the Dismissal, Whitlam spoke at a commemorative dinner at the now Old Parliament House in Canberra. It deals with many of the constitutional and political issues raised by the Dismissal, including the role played by the High Court Chief Justice Sir Garfield Barwick.

Sir Paul Hasluck’s 1974 Proclamation Dissolving Parliament

Apr 11, 1974

Text of Governor-General Sir Paul Hasluck's proclamation of a double dissolution of the Federal Parliament. Includes audio of the Governor-General's Official Secretary, David Smith, reading the proclamation on the steps of Parliament House.