Coming up on Q+A: Former PM Malcolm Turnbull returns to the panel along with the Australian historian who took on Buckingham Palace and won, Professor Jenny Hocking.
They’re joined by former NSW Premier Bob Carr, political editor Paul Kelly and one of our youngest and most forthright commentators Jan Fran.
On the agenda: the US election, implications of the Queensland election, the 45th anniversary of Gough Whitlam’s dismissal, the Integrity Commission proposal, and national secrets.
Jenny Hocking’s long campaign finally forced the National Archives to release correspondence between Sir John Kerr and Buckingham Palace, letters the Queen had intended be kept secret. Her book The Palace Letters raises questions about the role of the monarchy in Australia, and the public’s right to know our own history. Time for a Republic?
The Government has released draft legislation for a new federal anti-corruption commission. It brings the creation of a federal ICAC a step closer, but does the proposal have teeth? And with the return of Premier Anastasia Palaszczuk to office in Queensland, will Federal Labor now respond to pressure to back the Government’s gas-led recovery?
Joining Hamish on the panel:
Malcolm Turnbull, Former Prime Minister of Australia
Bob Carr, Former Labor Foreign Minister
Jenny Hocking, Author, The Palace Letters
Paul Kelly, Editor-at-large, The Australian
Jan Fran, Media Commentator and Broadcaster
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