Launching Pearlcasts
Episode 1 - The 50th Anniversary of the Dismissal of the Whitlam Government
We kick off with a topic close to our hearts, the 50th anniversary of the Dismissal of the Whitlam Government. We have three of the best sources in the nation taking part: our editor-in-chief John Menadue – the living link to the scandal and the nation’s top public servant at the time; Jenny Hocking, author of The Palace Letters and Australia’s pre-eminent Dismissal historian; and Brian Toohey, the journalist who has dug deepest into the darkest elements of the events.
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4 November 2025
Ambush and deceit
The first in a series of first-hand accounts of the Dismissal, from the man who was there: John Menadue.
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A tribute to Ali Kazak
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AFP set to fight the devil among our children
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The left wins the Irish presidential election in a landslide
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Australia can't get away with genocide
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Australia can't get away with genocide
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What Israel's genocide has laid bare
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