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John Howard says the Whitlam episode empowered Australians to better decide the country’s future

RN’s Sally Sara spoke to former prime minister John Howard this morning about his own reflection on Gough Whitlam’s removal. Howard called Whitlam an “outstanding parliamentarian”, and one of the best he ever saw.

I think the greatest lesson is that we have a very durable and workable constitution, which ultimately allowed the people o

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