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Interview with Professor George G. Winterton
School of Law, Faculty of Law
University of New South Wales
Sydney NSW 2052 Australia

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1. On what grounds can a governor dismiss a premier? (Quicktime 153K)
2. Can you break these grounds into different categories please? (Quicktime 68K)
3. What were the political circumstances that lead up to the dismissal of Premier Lang? (Quicktime 324 K)
4. What were the legal circumstances that lead up to the dismissal of Premier Lang? (Quicktime 534 K)
5. What was the third reason associated with his dismissal? (Quicktime 313 K)
6. What were the different views about the dismissal? (Quicktime 388 K)
7. What advice did Sir Phillip Game receive? (Quicktime 230 K)
8. How did the Labor appointees to the High Court vote in 1932? (Quicktime 237 K)
9. Did the Governor follow the constitutional procedures for dismissing a premier in 1932? (Quicktime 212 K)
10. What constitutional options were open to the Governor before the dismissal? (Quicktime 331 K)
11. Could this situation happen again? (Quicktime 356 K)
12. What impact did the media have on the public during the constitutional crisis of 1932? (Quicktime 247 K)