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How the Palace letters were returned to Australians

  • Adelaide Writers' Festival East Stage, Pioneer Women’s Memorial Garden (map)

Distinguished historian Jenny Hocking fought for over a decade for access to correspondence between Governor General John Kerr and Buckingham Palace about the sacking of Gough Whitlam. In her new book, ‘The Palace Letters’, Jenny discusses the implications of the letters and their release for transparency and accountability in our democratic system, and for Australian democracy itself.

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