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What significant event in Australian politics did George Georges witness as a senator?

  • Dismissal of Prime Minister Whitlam

  • Election of Prime Minister Howard

  • Resignation of Prime Minister Hawke

  • Inauguration of Prime Minister Rudd

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The dismissal of Prime Minister Whitlam was a significant event in Australian politics that George Georges witnessed as a senator. In 1975, Governor-General Sir John Kerr dismissed the Whitlam government, causing a constitutional crisis. Georges was a member of the Labor Party and strongly opposed the dismissal, which he believed was an undemocratic act.
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