History: October 16 (#4)

History: October 16 (#4)
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October 16, 1975 The Australian Coalition sparks a constitutional crisis when they vote to defer funding for the government's annual budget.

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On October 16, in the year 1975: The Australian Coalition sparks a constitutiona l crisis when they vote to defer funding for the government's annual budget. The 1975 Australian constitutional crisis, also called the Dismissal, culminated with the dismissal of the prime minister, Gough Whitlam of the Australian Labor Party (ALP), by Sir John Kerr, the governor-general of Australia, on 11 November 1975.

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Why October 16, 1975 matters: The Australian Coalition spark s a constitutional crisis when they vote to defer funding for the government's annual budget. What began on this day left a lasting mark on history. The effects were felt immediately and continued to shape events, ideas, and lives long afterwards.

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Historical context: October 16, 1975 The 20th century brought change at a pace unprecedented in history: two world wars, the rise and fall of fascism and communism, decolonisation, the Cold War, the space race, and revolutions in science, technology, and human rights all compressed into one hundred years. The event on this day: The Australian Coalition sparks a constitutional crisis when they vote to defer funding for the government's annual budget. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1975_Australian_constitutional_crisis (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)