Half a century may have passed but the memory is still clear. At Canberra High School, my scheduled enrolment for the following year was abruptly cancelled. Come back next week, I was told by the distressed admin woman, the government has just been sacked by the governor general.

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By now, you would have seen or read plenty of stories about The Dismissal, as it's come to be known. Naturally enough because 50 years is a significant milestone. Many of you will remember exactly where you were when you heard the news and where you were in the days that followed.

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