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TIL In 1975, the US overthrew the democratically elected leader of Australia for his opposition to the war on Vietnam. (www.greenleft.org.au)

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[–] Lemmygradwontallowme@hexbear.net 16 points 3 weeks ago

WTF? No.

On 15 October 1975, the Leader of the Opposition, Malcolm Fraser announced the opposition would block the governments' supply or money bills in the Senate until an election was called. The opposition took this action because it believed the government was incompetent and the worst government in our history.

https://peo.gov.au/understand-our-parliament/your-questions-on-notice/questions/why-was-whitlam-sacked-and-not-just-a-double-dissolution-called

Yes, and YOU CAN ASK Anton Chigurh why he stungun'd a guy...