Dismissal timeline - June 1975

Federal Parliament sits 3-5 and 10-12 June 1975

28 June

Federal Parliamentary Liberal Party member Kevin Newman wins the Tasmanian seat of Bass at by-election with a 13.8% swing against the government. The seat was previously held by Deputy Prime Minister Lance Barnard who accepted an ambassadorship to Sweden, Finland and Norway.

 

30 June

Queensland Labor Senator Bert Milliner dies.

See Days of Whitlam Government for more information