The legal fight for their release seemed overwhelming, but Jenny Hocking knew that if there was any way she could continue, she must.
Historian and Gough Whitlam biographer Jenny Hocking first applied to access the Palace Letters — sent between former governor-general Sir John Kerr and Buckingham Palace around the time of the Dismissal — in 2011. What ensued was a long campaign and legal fight. In this extract from her new book, she reflects on losing her appeal to the Full Federal Court last year, and taking the next step.
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