Margaret Simons is an award-winning journalist and the author of thirteen books. She won the 2015 Walkley Award for Social Equity Journalism and has been honoured with several Quill Awards for journalistic excellence. Her latest book is a biography of Penny Wong, Penny Wong: Passion and Principle.

Jenny Hocking is emeritus professor at Monash University, Distinguished Whitlam Fellow at the Whitlam Institute at Western Sydney University, and Gough Whitlam’s award-winning biographer. Her case against the National Archives of Australia, seeking access to the 'Palace letters' between the Queen and the Governor-General at the time of the dismissal of the Whitlam government, succeeded at the High Court of Australia in May 2020, and her book on this subject is The Palace Letters.

Kara Jung is an award-winning journalist with more than 15 years media experience, including stints as political reporter for The Advertiser and Deputy Editor-in-chief for The Messenger. She is currently Digital Editor for local news at advertiser.com.au, a News Corp columnist, co-chair of The Advertiser's Year of the Woman campaign and a Women in Media SA committee member.

Margaret Simons is an award-winning journalist and the author of thirteen books. She won the 2015 Walkley Award for Social Equity Journalism and has been honoured with several Quill Awards for journalistic excellence. Her latest book is a biography of Penny Wong, Penny Wong: Passion and Principle.

Jenny Hocking is emeritus professor at Monash University, Distinguished Whitlam Fellow at the Whitlam Institute at Western Sydney University, and Gough Whitlam’s award-winning biographer. Her case against the National Archives of Australia, seeking access to the 'Palace letters' between the Queen and the Governor-General at the time of the dismissal of the Whitlam government, succeeded at the High Court of Australia in May 2020, and her book on this subject is The Palace Letters.

Kara Jung is an award-winning journalist with more than 15 years media experience, including stints as political reporter for The Advertiser and Deputy Editor-in-chief for The Messenger. She is currently Digital Editor for local news at advertiser.com.au, a News Corp columnist, co-chair of The Advertiser's Year of the Woman campaign and a Women in Media SA committee member.

Listen to the Breakfast with Papers Podcast. Panel discussions from Breakfast with Papers at the 2021 Adelaide Festival.

Panel discussions from Breakfast with Papers at the 2021 Adelaide Festival.

Panel discussions from Breakfast with Papers at the 2020 Adelaide Festival.