**Edward Gough Whitlam** was the prime minister of Australia from 1972
to 1975 who presided over massive reforms in the country before his
termination in a [controversial
dismissal](Australian_Constitutional_Crisis_\(1975\) "wikilink").

## Whitlam Government

### Positives

  - Whitlam abolished [conscription](conscription "wikilink") and
    forgave all those who were in jail for [resisting
    conscription](Anti-Conscription_Movements "wikilink").
  - Whitlam withdrew all [Australian troops from
    Vietnam](Vietnam_War "wikilink").
  - Whitlam opened up relations with [China](China "wikilink") and
    Australia

### Negatives

  - Whitlam helped lay the foundation of [Indonesia's genocidal Invasion
    and Occupation of East
    Timor](Indonesian_Invasion_of_East_Timor "wikilink")