| Term | Definition |
| Whitlam beat | McMahan |
| Liberal stretch | 23 years |
| Its Time | Slogan for 72 elections |
| Australians used to | conservative gov't |
| 1973 | world recession |
| from 73 | began economic problems |
| Inflation 72 | 7% |
| Inflation 73 | 13% |
| Inflation 75 | 17% |
| Unemployment | began to climb |
| Foreign investment | went down |
| Next elections | 1974 |
| Labor asked for election | didn't pass Medibank |
| double dissolution | labour didn't control senate |
| Liberals campaign | declining state of economy |
| Labour campaign | for a 'fair go' |
| popularity decline 74 | couldn't deal with stagflation |
| Loans affair | Rex conner mislead parliament |
| Oct 1975 | Fraser announced delay supply |
| delay supply until | Whitlam called an election |
| Whitlam refused | mandate to govern |
| GG help from | sir Garfield Barwick |