Malcolm Fraser
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John Malcolm Fraser was an Australian farmer and politician who was the 22nd prime minister of Australia, serving from 1975 to 1983. He held office as the leader of the Liberal Party of Australia, and
Studio portrait, 1977
Campaign material used by Fraser at the 1954 federal election, his first candidacy for parliament
Fraser in 1956, shortly after his election to Parliament
Fraser as Minister for Education and Science in 1969, with John England
John Kerr (governor-general)
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Sir John Robert Kerr was an Australian barrister and judge who served as the 18th governor-general of Australia, in office from 1974 to 1977. He is primarily known for his involvement in the 1975 Aust
Malcolm Fraser
…precipitating the 1975 Australian constitutional crisis. This culminated with Gough Whitlam being dismissed as prime minister by the governor-general, Sir John Kerr, a unique occurrence in Australian history. The correctness of Fraser's actions in the crisis and the exact nature of his involvement in Kerr's decision…
Kerr in 1974
Kerr in 1965
Kerr (third from right) seated next to Gough Whitlam at a 1966 Law Association for Asia and the Western Pacific conference