# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Speakers' Corner: Uncovering the hidden history of the Whitlam dismissal
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 18 Feb, 2026 at 05:00 pm – Wed, 18 Feb, 2026 at 06:45 pm
- **Event Description**: What do the Palace Letters reveal about the role of the Queen in the dismissal of the Whitlam government?About this EventWe are thrilled to announce our first event of 2026 in our Speakers' Corner series, which features captivating conversations on archival practice with archivists, curators, academics and artists.Our guest speaker for this event is Emeritus Professor Jenny Hocking AM FASSA, an award-winning biographer and the inaugural Distinguished Whitlam Fellow at the Whitlam Institute, Western Sydney University. She is also a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia.Jenny will discuss her archival exploration of Sir John Kerr’s papers and her successful High Court action to release the secret Palace Letters between the Queen and Governor-General Kerr regarding the dismissal of Labor Prime Minister Gough Whitlam in 1975. Don’t miss your chance to learn how these letters overturned royal secrecy and reshaped our understanding of the Whitlam dismissal, followed by a Q&A session with Professor Hocking.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/parkes/speakers-corner-uncovering-the-hidden-history-of-the-whitlam-dismissal/100001980611780151
- **Event Categories**: art
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## Ticket Details

- **Ticket Price Range**: min: 10, max: 10, currency: AUD

## Event venue details

- **city**: Parkes
- **state**: CT
- **country**: Australia
- **location**: National Archives of Australia
- **lat**: -35.3049654
- **long**: 149.1306216
- **full address**: National Archives of Australia, Kings Avenue, Parkes, Australia

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Speakers' Corner: Uncovering the hidden history of the Whitlam dismissal being held?
  - **A:** Speakers' Corner: Uncovering the hidden history of the Whitlam dismissal takes place on Wed, 18 Feb, 2026 at 05:00 pm to Wed, 18 Feb, 2026 at 06:45 pm at National Archives of Australia, Kings Avenue, Parkes, Australia.
- **Q**: How much do tickets cost for Speakers' Corner: Uncovering the hidden history of the Whitlam dismissal?
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