Did King Charles III help bring down an elected government in Australia?

In November 1975 Sir John Kerr, Governor General of Australia - acting in the name of Queen Elizabeth II - dismissed the Labour government of Gough Whitlam, triggering the greatest constitutional crisis in Australian history. For decades the official story was that Kerr acted alone. But Gough Whitlam’s biographer, our guest Professor Jenny Hocking, never believed it. She has spent many years getting to the truth - unearthing documents from reluctant archivists in two continents - and proving the decisive role played by the British royal family, including that of Australia’s new King Charles III.

With Republican sentiment stirring down under, Jenny believes the time has come for King Charles to acknowledge what he did and apologise to the Australian people.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Palace-Letters-governor-general-dismiss-Whitlam/dp/1913348474

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