{"product_id":"2026200010310-secondhand-the-truth-of-the-matter","title":"The Truth Of The Matter","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew moments in Australian political history have proven as electric and divisive as the constitutional crisis of November 1975, when Prime Minister Gough Whitlam was dismissed from office by the Governor-General in an unprecedented act that shook the foundations of Australian democracy. The Truth of the Matter presents Whitlam's own authoritative and unfiltered account of the events surrounding that dismissal, laying bare the political machinations, constitutional arguments, and personal convictions that defined one of the most tumultuous chapters in the nation's story.\n\nWritten with the sharp clarity of a man who lived through history, this work argues passionately for the legitimacy of the Labor government and the democratic principles it stood to represent. Whitlam's prose is precise and combative, carrying the unmistakable voice of a statesman who refuses to let the record be rewritten by his opponents. For anyone seeking to understand the fault lines of Australian politics — power, privilege, and the fragility of democratic norms — this account remains as urgent and thought-provoking today as when it was first written.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49130667376859,"sku":"2026200010310-SECONDHAND","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/9af6f140-96c1-474f-97e6-3ad309cea9f4.png?v=1786588304","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200010310-secondhand-the-truth-of-the-matter","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}