Jenny Hocking was 20 years old at the time of the Dismissal, and hasn't matured since then. Talks about childish obsession! I was in my early 30's, and still in thrall to a man who turned out to be nothing but a shallow, petty and vindictive Fabian. I even 'maintained the rage' be demanded, made easy by the arrogant, cold and snooty creature who replaced him, Malcolm Fraser. But, 45 years later? Come on! China, China virus almost certainly let loose on West by the CCP in its war against us, our wrecked economy, an increasingly powerful cancel culture white anting from within, plus plenty more minor problems; and some ratbag academic (Hocking) is still foaming at the mouth about a perfectly legal action that occurred nearly half a century ago?

A majority of Australians approved the dismissal of Whitlam by chucking him out at the ensuing election. They have more important things to think about now. Anyone still whining about it had their mental and social development permanently arrested 45 years ago.

John Kerr single-handedly saved this nation from ruin. Heroes like him only turn up very rarely !

Well they would say that, wouldn't they?

And whatever is said, nothing that has happened, changes!
Alan B.

nothing that has happened, changes!
Alan B,
Well, no ! Things went ok until the Dud got into office & all but reverted all back to Whitlam era tactics.
Of course the regressive progressive now whine about the show in general & they moan that Morrison is not going all that great. It would be good if they could just think for a moment that Morrison took over nothing & has to build from that. I shudder to think what this Nation would be like by now with Shorten at the helm ! I bet even he is glad now that he lost the election !
Trying to rebuilt from a Labor mess with COVID-19 thrown in is a situation no-one in living memory has experienced.
To deal with the economic disaster & the sabotage of the oppositions on top of it puts Morrison & Co into a rather unenviable situation. If only the citizens of this Nation cooperated with this Govt for the good of all !

Don, you're resting on your laurels. This is the Palace-Morrison-Fricker-Twomey line, brushing off (old and new) evidence.

After 45 years, this fissure is deep. It could divide us, another 45 years. If that is the resounding success from "continuity and stability" of a "respectfully neutral" Palace, what would failure look like?

After her fresh denial, MW Media has rightly depicted Elizabeth with a long Pinocchio nose. To paraphrase the Menadue case:
* The dunce Charles faithfully relayed Kerr's plot from PNG back to the Palace, and the Palace at once responded in supportive tones.
* At no stage of a long, neurotic, and humid correspondence did Charteris ever do anything other than butter Kerr up. Despite the fact that he was obviously needy, prejudiced, and unbalanced. Some "judgment".
* Charteris and Elizabeth were joined at the hip, it's inconceivable that he was acting without her full knowledge and consent. Nor would Kerr ever have struck, had Charteris remotely dissuaded him.
* Charteris actively led, the fake Forsey "reference", which endorses "dissolving the House", but ignores the Constitutional option for half-senate election.
* Said option was Whitlam's advice, and should have been preferred to the gratuitous advice of an alien courtier, who felt superior to Kerr and Colony.
* Over a lengthy period, Elizabeth gave special awards to Charteris, Kerr, Smith, and Howard. For services betraying Australia, to the Crown.
* The only logical reason for Elizabeth to personally lock down Australian records, till 2027 and counting, was the certain knowledge of their awkward contents. She was just covering her backside, buffing her image, like any other politician.
* This new lie from the Palace is pure "plausibility deniability". It is only made on the basis that Kerr conveniently "best didn't tell mum" on the actual day. Every other preceding day, Elizabeth and Charteris were in it up to their necks.

And now you suggest that Australians, especially indigenous, should meekly take on board the next Supreme Governor of the Church of England? Next time he shows his face in Canberra, I promise to go down and get arrested.

Steve S,
Did you live in Australia when Kerr rightly showed the Goaf the door ?
Of course it didn't affect the hangers-on so much but It wasn't so nice & cosy for blue collar workers !