How do you cover a dismissal?

Tuesday the 11th of November marks a big date in the political history calendar in Australia. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the dismissal of the Gough Whitlam government, heralding a blizzard of political change. What was it like in the press gallery on that day and what impact did the events of 1975 have on Australian political journalism? Tom Mcllroy has been speaking to political journalists from 1975 who weathered the storm in the press gallery fifty years ago for Meanjin.  After literal years of people calling for it the federal government is making international streamers invest in a certain amount of Australian content. Legislation was introduced this week to mandate that any streaming services with more than 1 million Australian subscribers must produce Australian drama, children's, documentary, arts or educational programs. It's been a long time coming, but will it actually mean more Australian content on our screens?  We learned more this week about Australia'...