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
to
1968 |
South Australian Electoral "gerrymander" favouring Sir Thomas Playford |
| Petrov Affair |
1954 |
Vladimir Petrov and others |
| Gair Affair |
1974 |
Vince Gair, Gough Whitlam, Joh Bjelke-Petersen |
| 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 |
Politically, 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 |
|
| 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 |
| 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 |
