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Critical Archival Encounters and the Evolving Historiography of the Dismissal of the Whitlam Government (Part 3)

9 January 2025 AIMN Editorial 3

By Jenny Hocking Continued from Part 2 Through that single act of dismissal, Kerr had breathed new life into the arcane reserve powers of the Crown once considered obsolete, superseded by the democratic fabric of […]

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Critical Archival Encounters and the Evolving Historiography of the Dismissal of the Whitlam Government (Part 2)

8 January 2025 AIMN Editorial 3

By Jenny Hocking Continued from Part 1 After years of legal action, still absent from public view are crucial documents from a most contentious time in British imperial history: the 1947 and 1948 diaries covering […]

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Critical Archival Encounters and the Evolving Historiography of the Dismissal of the Whitlam Government (Part 1)

7 January 2025 AIMN Editorial 3

By Jenny Hocking Abstract Gough Whitlam was deeply committed to the preservation of history, and keenly attuned to the importance of the documentary record in the writing of it. For Whitlam, the written record – […]

This Is Our Moment: A Call to Reclaim Democracy and Secure a Better Future for all Australians

2 January 2025 AIMN Editorial 15

By Sue Barrett The two-party system has failed us. It’s time for people-powered politics to deliver a fairer, more inclusive, and sustainable future for everyone. I don’t know where you are right now and how […]

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Critical Archival Encounters and the Evolving Historiography of the Dismissal of the Whitlam Government (Part 3)

Critical Archival Encounters and the Evolving Historiography of the Dismissal of the Whitlam Government (Part 2)

Critical Archival Encounters and the Evolving Historiography of the Dismissal of the Whitlam Government (Part 1)

This Is Our Moment: A Call to Reclaim Democracy and Secure a Better Future for all Australians