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Were you at the 1975 dismissal?

Join us as we mark the 50th anniversary of the dismissal.

On Tuesday 11 November 1975, politicians, media and members of the public gathered on the steps of Parliament House to listen as the Governor-General's Official Secretary, David Smith, read the proclamation dissolving parliament. 

In 2025 MoAD will mark the 50th anniversary of the dismissal of the Whitlam government with a program of events.

Share your dismissal stories

If you have stories, photographs or objects related to this period in Australian history, email us at dismissal@moadoph.gov.au