The Palace Letters (Paperback)

Professor Jenny Hocking

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Edité par Scribe Publications, Carlton North, 2020

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Paperback. 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 touch with the Palace during this period, but, under the cover of being designated as personal, that correspondence was locked away in the National Archives, and embargoed by the Queen - potentially forever. This ruse denied the Australian people access to critical information about one of the most divisive episodes in the nation's history.In the face of this, Professor Jenny Hocking embarked on what would become a ten-year campaign and a four-year legal battle to force the Archives to release the letters. In May 2020, despite being opposed by the Archives, Buckingham Palace, and the full resources of the federal government, she won her historic case in the High Court.The Palace Letters is the ground-breaking account of her indomitable fight. Drawing on material from the Palace letters, Kerr's archives, and her submissions to the courts, Hocking traces the collusion and deception behind the dismissal, and charts the secret role of High Court judges, the leader of the opposition, Malcolm Fraser, and the Queen's private secretary in fostering and supporting Kerr's actions.Hocking also reveals the obstruction, intrigue, and duplicity she faced during her campaign, raising disturbing questions about the role of the National Archives in fighting access to these historic letters and in enforcing, against Australia's national interests, royal secrecy over its own documents.'Riveting . Vital Australian history.'-Nicole Abadee, Sydney Morning Herald'An absorbing legal drama interspersed by accounts of other archival discoveries that spiced her determination to access the Palace Letters.'-Paul Strangio, The Age'The Palace Letters is a significant and original contribution to our understanding of Australian politics. Accessibly written, it combines the adventure of a detective story with a scholarly meditation on Australian constitutionalism and sheds new light on previously unknown aspects of the Whitlam dismissal, in particular the continuing capacity of British Monarchs and their representatives profoundly to influence Australian political events. The book is also an object lesson concerning the challenges of archival research as it also tells the story behind the research materials upon which much of the study rests. The Palace Letters stands as a testament to the importance of our national archives and to the necessity for these to be accessible and transparent if our historical record is to be preserved.'-Judging panel comments from the Henry Mayer Book Prize 2021 Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. …

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Titre
The Palace Letters (Paperback)
Auteur
Professor Jenny Hocking
Éditeur
Scribe Publications, Carlton North
Année de publication
2020
État de l'article
new
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Paperback
Langue
anglais
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1922310247
ISBN à 13 chiffres
9781922310248

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