How the dismissal of Gough Whitlam’s Labor government in 1975 was sealed by the Senate

A whispered warning, a stunned senator, and a nation transformed — the inside story of Gough Whitlam’s dramatic 1975 dismissal.

Peter Baume was sitting in the Senate’s red leather backbenches when the bombshell hit.

“Don’t let your expression change,” the voice in front whispered, “but Gough…