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INTRODUCING — The Eleventh

The Eleventh by Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Feb 17, 20200:04:16Society & Culture

What do you know about the 11th of November 1975? Maybe you've heard that famous, "Well may we say" speech made by Australian Prime Minister Gough Whitlam on the day he was sacked by the Queen's representative in Austral...

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