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Australia is a bit of a surprise, is it just poorly cut or is there a backstory to this?
The Australians and Western Europeans being surprised by the same Latin America style political shenanigans perpetrated on them by the american government to prevent them from going commie -- or obstructing the Epstein class in Australia's case -- feels so much more satisfying than proving a maga wrong and I think betrays acculturation as an American.
I was surprised too. I searched it up and supposedly the US had something to do with pushing the govener general to sac the labour prime minister and replace him with the liberal opposition.
I wouldn't take it as fact until you look into it more so I'm not really sure. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alleged_CIA_involvement_in_the_Whitlam_dismissal
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alleged_CIA_involvement_in_the_Whitlam_dismissal
That is indeed the Wikipedia article I included in my comment. (after editing it)