Sankey v Whitlam
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sankey-v-whitlam-301-13492601
title:
Sankey v Whitlam
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Sankey v Whitlam was an important court case decided in the High Court of Australia on 9 November 1978. On 20 November 1975, during the election campaign which followed the dismissal of the Whitlam government, a Sydney solicitor, Danny Sankey, initiated a private prosecution against Gough Whitlam, Rex Connor, Lionel Murphy and Jim Cairns as a private citizen. The prosecution related to the alleged unlawful conduct of the accused in relation to their participation in the so-called 'loans affair'.
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Court case decided in the High Court of Australia in 1978
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sankey_v_Whitlam
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2024-01-31T07:49:50Z
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