I think it does somewhat speak for itself that we’ve had so few constitutional crises that the Whitlam dismissal remains as common knowledge as it does. It’s not perfect but our government does appear to uphold tradition and precedent.

The mostly apolitical nature of the GG and the judiciary has helped us against bad actors who would abuse the powers of government. I could only imagine the damage that could occur if we had elections for our GG. Imagine someone like Clive Palmer getting the role and being expected to not abuse it.