In 1975 why was Gough Whitlam dismissed as Australian prime minister?

by MeatspinCowboy

Might need to ELI5 because I have done some reading around the Constitutional crisis and I'm still not totally clear on the reasons.

CChippy

It is still a controversial subject in Australia so there is always more to say on the subject but you may find this series of answers 2 years ago helpful.

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2kflf4/why_was_the_prime_minister_of_australia_dismissed/