6 Podcast Episodes
AWW21 The Palace Letters - Jenny Hocking
AWW21 The Palace Letters - Jenny Hocking
Distinguished historian Jenny Hocking fought for over a decade for access to correspondence between Governor General Joh... Read more
24 Mar 2021
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1hr 2mins
Breakfast with Papers - Margaret Simons, Jenny Hocking, Kara Jung
Breakfast with Papers - Margaret Simons, Jenny Hocking, Kara Jung
Margaret Simons is an award-winning journalist and the author of thirteen books. She won the 2015 Walkley Award for Soci... Read more
2 Mar 2021
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58mins
Jenny Hocking on the "Palace Letters" – what they reveal about the Whitlam Dismissal
Jenny Hocking on the "Palace Letters" – what they reveal about the Whitlam Dismissal
Professor Jenny Hocking discusses her High Court win to have the "Palace Letters" released by the National Archives of A... Read more
28 Jul 2020
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40mins
Dr Jenny Hocking: Historian who pushed for 'palace letters' release shocked by content
Dr Jenny Hocking: Historian who pushed for 'palace letters' release shocked by content
Queen Elizabeth II's office assured her representative in Australia he had the power to bring down the Australian govern... Read more
15 Jul 2020
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6mins
'At Her Majesty's Pleasure: Sir John Kerr and the royal dismissal secrets' by Jenny Hocking
'At Her Majesty's Pleasure: Sir John Kerr and the royal dismissal secrets' by Jenny Hocking
In 1975 the governor general, John Kerr, removed a democratically elected Labor government, amid great intrigue and subt... Read more
25 Mar 2020
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18mins
Dismissed - Episode 3: Interview with Jenny Hocking
Dismissed - Episode 3: Interview with Jenny Hocking
Although it happened more than 40 year ago, not all key facts are known about The Dismissal. One committed academic is d... Read more
14 Feb 2019
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23mins