Controversy "name"
|
Date
|
People involved
|
Rum rebellion |
1808 |
Deposition and arrest of NSW Governor William Bligh by Major George Johnston, John Macarthur |
Hopetoun Blunder |
1900 |
Appointment of the first Prime Minister: Edmund Barton, William Lyne and John Hope, 7th Earl of Hopetoun |
Nevanas Affair |
1915 |
Actions leading to the downfall of John Scaddan's W.A. government |
Mungana Affair |
1929 |
Corrupt actions by Qld. Premiers Ted Theodore and William McCormack |
Lang Dismissal Crisis |
1932 |
Dismissal of NSW Premier Jack Lang by governor Philip Game |
Attempted exclusion of Egon Kisch from Australia |
1934 |
Egon Erwin Kisch, Joseph Lyons, Robert Menzies, Herbert Evatt and many others |
Playmander |
1936-1968 |
South Australian Electoral "gerrymander" favouring the Liberal and Country League and Sir Thomas Playford |
Petrov Affair |
1954 |
Vladimir Petrov and others |
Bjelkemander |
1972 -1987 |
Joh Bjelke-Petersen |
Gair Affair |
1974 |
Vince Gair, Gough Whitlam, Joh Bjelke-Petersen, Lionel Murphy, Ron Maunsell, Magnus Cormack, Billy Snedden |
Morosi Affair |
1974-1977 |
Jim Cairns, Junie Morosi |
Loans Affair |
1975 |
Jim Cairns, Rex Connor |
1975 Australian constitutional crisis |
1975 |
Gough Whitlam, Malcolm Fraser, Sir John Kerr |
Combe-Ivanov affair |
1983 |
David Combe, Valery Ivanov, Mick Young |
Fitzgerald Inquiry |
1987 |
Joh Bjelke-Petersen |
Edmund Rouse bribery scandal |
1989 |
Jim Cox, Robin Gray, Gunns |
State Bank of Victoria collapse |
1990 |
These events were a key factor in the defeat of the Labor government of Joan Kirner and the election of the Liberal Party, led by Jeff Kennett, at the 1992 Victorian state election |
State Bank of South Australia collapse |
1991 |
It caused the resignation of premier John Bannon in 1992, and the crushing electoral defeat of the South Australian Labor government at the 1993 election. |
WA Inc royal commission |
1992 |
Brian Burke, Alan Bond, Laurie Connell |
Easton affair |
1992 |
Carmen Lawrence |
Metherell affair |
1992 |
Nick Greiner, Tim Moore, Terry Metherell |
Sports rorts affair |
1994 |
Ros Kelly |
Bruce Stadium affair |
2000 |
Kate Carnell |
Tampa affair |
2001 |
John Howard |
Children Overboard Affair |
2001 |
John Howard |
Motorola affair |
2001 |
John Olsen |
Orange Grove affair |
2004 |
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Trish Draper travel incident |
2004 |
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Unlawful detention of Cornelia Rau |
2005 |
Philip Ruddock |
Unlawful deportation of Vivian Solon |
2005 |
Philip Ruddock |
AWB Oil-for-Wheat Scandal |
2006 |
AWB Limited |
Muhamed Haneef affair |
2007 |
Philip Ruddock, Kevin Andrews |
Lindsay pamphlet scandal |
2007 |
Jackie Kelly |
Iguana Joe's incident |
2008 |
Belinda Neal allegedly abusing restaurant staff |
Belinda Neal comment |
2008 |
Belinda Neal comment to Sophie Mirabella concerning Mirabella's unborn child |
Utegate or OzCar affair |
2009 |
Malcolm Turnbull, Godwin Grech |
Pink Batts scandal |
2010 |
Kevin Rudd, Peter Garrett |
Health Services Union expenses affair |
2010 |
Craig Thomson, Health Services Union, Kathy Jackson, Fair Work Australia, Julia Gillard, Michael Williamson |
Rattnergate |
2011 |
"Michael Rattner", Pauline Hanson, Jeremy Buckingham, Alasdair Webster |
Peter Slipper affair |
2012 |
Peter Slipper, James Ashby |
Eddie Obeid, Ian MacDonald and related parties affair |
2012 |
Eddie Obeid, Ian MacDonald, John Maitland, Moses Obeid, Travers Duncan, John McGuigan, John Atkinson, John Kinghorn, Richard Poole and Barry O'Farrell |
Grangegate |
2014 |
Barry O'Farrell |
Choppergate |
2015 |
Bronwyn Bishop |