Dismissed: An Australian History Podcast Henry Thiele-Swift

Although it happened more than 40 year ago, not all key facts are known about The Dismissal. One committed academic is determined that Australians know their own history. In this very special episode of Dimissed, Henry interviews well respected academic and author, Jenny Hocking.

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Many Australians view the infamous Governor General Sir John Kerr as a greedy and overly ambitious man. He is often solely blamed for the dismissal’s outcome. Kerr did make a lot of mistakes but his intentions were authentic to serving Australia’s best interests while personality probably played more of a unconscious role on his decision-making. Listen to episode 2, to understand the full perspective.

In the first ever episode of “Dismissed”, Henry introduces Australia’s greatest constitutional crisis and the relevant players (Gough Whitlam, Malcolm Fraser and John Kerr). This episode forces on the Loans Affair which served as a gateway to the manifestation of the dismissal. Join this high school student as he explains the Dismissal in a relevant and contemporary way to today’s audience.