{"product_id":"9780522881172","title":"Truth of the Matter","description":"Author: Gough Whitlam\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780522881172\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Melbourne University Publishing\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 05 Mar 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 320 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePassionate, pithy, learned, witty, and vigorously combative,\u003c\/i\u003e The Truth of the Matter \u003ci\u003etells the extraordinary political story of the only Prime Minister of Australia ever deposed from office.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e On Remembrance Day 1975 the Governor-General of Australia, Sir John Kerr, sacked Prime Minister Gough Whitlam. The Dismissal was the culmination of almost three years of political conflict, as Whitlam's progressive Labor government rammed home legislative reform in the face of implacable and increasingly bitter conservative resistance. The focus of the Opposition's scheming was the Senate, where its leaders blocked supply in order to force a political crisis. Whitlam, famous for his 'crash through or crash' style, refused to compromise with his political enemies. At an election a month after the Dismissal, the conservatives were returned to office. Controversy and recrimination followed. Many Australians, including Whitlam himself, believed he had been the victim of a coup. In 1979 Whitlam published his own account of the events of 1975, The Truth of the Matter, an instant bestseller.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46498420490398,"sku":"HPC-9780522881172","price":29.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780522881172.jpg?v=1770793370","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780522881172","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}