Rex Connor - After The Dismissal

After The Dismissal

After the 1975 general election, in which Labor was heavily defeated, Connor was unexpectedly re-elected to the Opposition front bench. This was seen as a gesture of defiance to the Murdoch press, which had played a leading role in bringing down Whitlam's government.

Connor's wife died in April 1977 and he died suddenly in Canberra of a coronary occlusion in August of that year. He was survived by their three sons. One of his sons, Rex Connor Jnr, founded and led the Advance Australia Party.