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The constitutional crisis begun on October 15, 1975 when the opposition in the Senate decided to delay the Whitlam government’s supply bills, which appropriated funds for the payment of government expenditure, until the government agreed to call an election. ... By early November, the crisis was no nearer resolution. ... On November the 3rd, 1975, Fraser offered to pass the Supply Bills if Whitlam agreed to call an election by May 1976. ... On November the 11th, the crisis was resolved when the governor general, Sir John Kerr dismissed the labour Prime minister, Gough Whitlam and appointed his liberal opponent Malcolm Fraser as caretaker Prime minister, having ensured that he would seek a dissolution of both lower house and senate in anticipation to a general election. ...
The events of 1975 mark a historically important constitutional crisis created by a deadlock between the executive and the parliament.
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