The Palace Letters
The Queen, the governor-general, and the plot to dismiss Gough Whitlam
$27.52
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
27 October 2020
Summary
A political betrayal. A constitutional crisis. A hidden correspondence.
Gough Whitlam was a progressive prime minister whose reign from 1972 proved tumultuous after 23 years of conservative government in Australia. After a second election victory in May 1974, when a hostile Senate refused to vote on his 1975 budget, the political deadlock that ensued culminated in Whitlam’s unexpected and deeply controversial dismissal by the governor-general, Sir John Kerr.
Kerr was in close …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781922310248 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1922310247 |
| Author: | Professor Jenny Hocking |
| Publisher: | Scribe Publications |
| Imprint: | Scribe Publications |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 27 October 2020 |
| Weight: | 373g |
| Dimensions: | 21mm x 154mm x 232mm |
Professor Jenny Hocking
Jenny Hocking is emeritus professor at Monash University, Distinguished Whitlam Fellow at the Whitlam Institute at Western Sydney University, and Gough Whitlam’s award-winning biographer. Her appeal against the decision of the Federal Court in the Palace letters case was upheld by the High Court on 29 May 2020.
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