Why one woman’s quest to access the Palace Letters changed Australian history

How far would you go to right a wrong? Would you crowdfund your way to the High Court? That’s exactly what Professor Jenny Hocking did when she realised Australians were being kept from accessing the real history behind the historic 1975 Whitlam government dismissal. We take you behind the scenes to the treasure hunt for those 200 explosive Palace letters - the same letters that led to one of the most controversial political actions in Australian history. 

Useful Links

• The Palace Letters: The Queen, The Governor-General and the Plot to Dismiss Gough Whitlam Jenny Hocking
• National Archives of Australia
• Gough Whitlam's dismissal, 40 years on ABC News