List of Australian political controversies
This is a list of major political controversies in Australia:
| 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 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 |
| 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 | |
| Trish Draper travel incident | 2004 | |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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