National Archives of Australia
Cabinet Release
Below is a selection of audio recordings of lectures and talks produced by the National Archives.
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1982 and 1983 Cabinet records release, 29 November 2011
| Speaker | Duration | Size | Download | Transcript |
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| Jim Stokes – Background to the 1982 and 1983 Cabinet records: The historical context and issues of interest | 21:44 minutes | 20.38mb |  |
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| Bob Hawke – Introduction | 5:06 minutes | 4.79mb | |
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| Bob Hawke – Questions from the media | 26:20 minutes | 24.69mb | |
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1980 Cabinet records release, 7 December 2010
| Speaker | Duration | Size | Download | Transcript |
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| Jim Stokes – Background to the 1980 Cabinet records: The historical context and issues of interest | 20:57 minutes | 24.57mb | |
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| Paul Kelly – Remembering 1980 and 1981 | 23:09 minutes | 27.15mb | |
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1979 Cabinet records release, 8 December 2009
| Speaker | Duration | Size | Download | Transcript |
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| Jim Stokes – 1979 Cabinet records: The historical context and issues of interest | 20:05 minutes | 25.89mb | |
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| Patrick Weller – Background to the 1979 Cabinet records | 30:31 minutes | 24.06mb | |
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1978 Cabinet records release, 2 December 2008
| Speaker | Duration | Size | Download | Transcript |
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| Jim Stokes – 1978 Cabinet records: The historical context and issues of interest | 19:53 minutes | 9.28mb | |
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| Fred Chaney – 1978 Cabinet records | 25:37 minutes | 12.01mb | |
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1977 Cabinet records release, 4 December 2007
| Speaker | Duration | Size | Download | Transcript |
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| Jim Stokes – 1977 Cabinet records: The historical context and issues of interest | 20:32 minutes | 9.63mb | |
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| Peter Manning – 1977: A journalist's perspective | 24:56 minutes | 11.7mb | |
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1976 Cabinet records release, 5 December 2006
| Speaker | Duration | Size | Download | Transcript |
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| Jim Stokes – 1976 Cabinet release: Events and issues in 1976 – complete lecture:
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20:00 minutes | 9.48mb | |
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| Jim Stokes - 1976 Cabinet release: Events and issues in 1976 – part 1:
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14:00 minutes | 5.37mb | |
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| Jim Stokes - 1976 Cabinet release: Events and issues in 1976 – part 2 | 12:00 minutes | 4.12mb | |
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| David Kemp – 1976 Cabinet release: Advisers and decisions – complete lecture:
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26:00 minutes | 6.03mb | |
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| David Kemp - 1976 Cabinet release: Advisers and decisions – part 1 | 14:00 minutes | 3.27mb | |
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| David Kemp - 1976 Cabinet release: Advisers and decisions – part 2:
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12:00 minutes | 2.76mb | |
