From the AFR:
“Our father, Gough Whitlam, has died this morning at the age of 98,” a statement issued by his children on Tuesday morning said.
“A loving and generous father, he was a source of inspiration to us and our families and for millions of Australians.”
Mr Whitlam was prime minister from 1972 until 1975 during one of the most formative and turbulent periods in Australian politics, ending with his infamous dismissal by governor-general John Kerr in 1975.
Prime Minister Tony Abbott praised Mr Whitlam’s legacy and described Mr Whitlam as “a giant of his time”.
Former Prime Minister Whitlam was 98.
