By Bevan Ramsden In 1975, Australia lost more than a Prime Minister — it lost its independence. The CIA’s hidden hand in Whitlam’s dismissal still echoes today. THIS IS NOT a conspiracy theory. The United States’ interference in Australia’s domestic politics was confirmed by no lesser person than the President of the United States, Jimmy Carter, in an apology to …

by Bevan Ramsden * This is not a conspiracy theory. The United States interference in Australia’s domestic politics was confirmed by no lesser person than the President of the United States, Jimmy Carter, in an apology to Gough Whitlam via the President’s envoy at a breakfast meeting in the Qantas lounge in 1977. Whitlam conveyed the substance of the meeting …