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The article reports on the move by Governor General Sir John Kerr, representative of Queen Elizabeth II, in firing Prime Minister Gough Whitlam, leader of the Labor Party, and replacing him with Opposition Leader Malcolm Fraser in Australia. In addition, Kerr has dissolved Parliament and announced an election for Australia's Senate and House on December 13, 1975. It cites the protests in front of the Parliament House and the sporadic strikes across Australia which closed various businesses. Moreover, Fraser and his Cabinet members have arrived by private cars at Government House to pledge, since government drivers have protested.

The article profiles Australia's 19th Prime Minister John Grey Gorton. It notes that Gorton entered politics in 1946 in which he was elected to the local council in Victoria and later switched to the Liberal Party and won a seat in the federal Senate in 1949. It claims that the Liberal leadership and prime ministership seemed far more likely to go to Deputy Party Leader William McMahon but Gordon built up an unbeatable lead during the Liberal Party convention and won on the second ballot.

The article discusses the challenges of Prime Minister Gough Whitlam's government in Australia. It highlights the result of the public opinion poll which reveals that Whitlam's approval has slipped down to 51 from 60 percent, while his Labor Party moved to 44 percent. It notes that Whitlam's administration was able to introduce 114 bills in its first parliamentary session, however, the people complained due to its failure to deliver its promises. It also mentions Whitman's difficulty in handling the claim of Attorney General Lionel Murphy, who argues that his government has allowed the country as a training ground for Croatian terrorists.

The article focuses on the political disagreement in Australia, in which Prime Minister Gough Whitlam was criticized by opposition leader, Senator Malcolm Fraser in 1975. It says that the attack is due to the political scandal involving Prime Minister Gough Whitlam's government, while Whitlam castigated the opposition as reactionary conservative fascists. It mentions that the budget bills of Whitlam causes constitutional crisis, however, the Senate blocked the budget by utilizing their power in cutting off the money essential to the government's operation. Meanwhile, it says that despite these issues in the Whitlam's administration, Whitlam remain to gather wide audiences. It adds that Fraser will not back down after obtaining the public support of former Prime Minister Sir Robert Menzies.

The article discusses the challenges of Deputy Prime Minister Jim Cairns since he became a politician in Australia. It cites his role when the nation was hit by a cyclone that devastated the city of Darwin, Northern Territory in December 1974. He is also involved in the worst political scandal in the country's history under Prime Minister Gough Whitlam. His associates were charged of using their influence to seek foreign loans for the government that would have brought them millions of dollars in commissions. Moreover, when Cairns managed Australia's economic policy and hired Junie Morosi as his personal secretary, he was criticized by the opposition parties.

The article focuses on the issue concerning the political crisis experienced by Australians after they held their second national election in 1972. It indicates that the 1972 election resulted to the victory of Prime Minister Gough Whitlam who implemented several laws that created a negative impact on Australia's foreign relations with the U.S. and Great Britain. It states that Whitlam's Labor government has also implemented restrictions on big multinational corporations and controlled that the country's mining industry.

The article discusses the leadership of Australian Prime Minister Gough Whitlam. It states that the legacy of Whitlam's government is subjected to matters of intense debate for it failed to implement a large number of new programs and policy changes. It mentions that the first Australian Labor Party (ALP) government ended on April 1974 after several days of strong central government intrigue and counter-intrigue. It stresses that Whitlam's legislative program has been frustrated by an opposition coalition of the Liberal and Country parties.