Michelle Grattan discusses the newly released book The Protest Years: The Official History of ASIO 1963-1975 with its author, John Blaxland. Among several controversies, they review the evidence supporting conspiracy theories surrounding the dismissal of the Whitlam government and the fractious relationship between the agency and Labor Attorney-General Lionel Murphy.
Politics podcast: John Blaxland on his new book, The Official History of ASIO
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Politics podcast: John Blaxland on his new book, The Official History of ASIO