Truth of the Palace Letters - Deceit, Ambush and Dismissal in 1975

Kelly, Paul; Bramston, Troy
Truth of the Palace Letters - Deceit, Ambush and Dismissal in 1975

Truth of the Palace Letters - Deceit, Ambush and Dismissal in 1975

Kelly, Paul; Bramston, Troy

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In July 2020 the National Archives of Australia released the long-suppressed correspondence between Sir John Kerr and Queen Elizabeth II, written during Kerr's tumultuous tenure as Governor-General of Australia. The letters cover the constitutional crisis that culminated in Kerr's infamous dismissal of Labor Prime Minister Gough Whitlam in 1975. In The Truth of the Palace Letters Paul Kelly and Troy Bramston reveal their meaning and significance for understanding the dismissal. The analysis of these documents and their authors throws a revealing light on the connection between the Queen in Buckingham Palace and the Governor-General in Canberra. Coupled with newly discovered archival documents and interviews, Kelly and Bramston explain the implications of the letters for our Constitution, our democracy and the republic debate.

Author:   Kelly, Paul; Bramston, Troy
Publisher:   Melbourne University Press
ISBN:  

9780522877557


Pages:   176
Publication Date:   03 November 2020
Bind Format:   Paperback
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In July 2020 the National Archives of Australia released the long-suppressed correspondence between Sir John Kerr and Queen Elizabeth II, written during Kerr's tumultuous tenure as Governor-General of Australia. The letters cover the constitutional crisis that culminated in Kerr's infamous dismissal of Labor Prime Minister Gough Whitlam in 1975. In The Truth of the Palace Letters Paul Kelly and Troy Bramston reveal their meaning and significance for understanding the dismissal. The analysis of these documents and their authors throws a revealing light on the connection between the Queen in Buckingham Palace and the Governor-General in Canberra. Coupled with newly discovered archival documents and interviews, Kelly and Bramston explain the implications of the letters for our Constitution, our democracy and the republic debate.

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Author:   Kelly, Paul; Bramston, Troy
Publisher:   Melbourne University Press
ISBN:  

9780522877557


Pages:   176
Publication Date:   03 November 2020
Bind Format:   Paperback
Availability:  
This item is in stock and will be dispatched immediately.
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