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Australia had a government shutdown once. In the end, the queen fired everyone in Parliament. - The Washington Post
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Australia had a government shutdown once. In the end, the queen fired everyone in Parliament. - The Washington Post
Jacobin on Twitter: "The 1975 “dismissal” of Gough Whitlam by the Queen's representative, Sir John Kerr, is one of the defining moments in Australia's modern history. It was a soft coup that
Palace letters' to be released today are expected to shine light on what the Queen knew about the Whitlam dismissal - ABC News
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