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Palace letters reveal what Queen knew about Australian PM Gough Whitlam's dismissal The newly released correspondence shows that the then governor general, Sir John Kerr, sacked the Labor government of Gough Whitlam in 1975 without giving advance notice to the monarch, because 'it was.. Credit: The Guardian Studio Duration: 01:47Published 3 weeks ago

Palace letters reveal what Queen knew about Australian PM Gough Whitlam's dismissal – video report The newly released correspondence shows that the then governor general, Sir John Kerr, sacked the Labor government of Gough Whitlam in 1975 without giving advance notice to the monarch, because 'it was.. Credit: Guardian Duration: 01:48Published 3 weeks ago

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God save the Australian Republican Movement Richard Glover has learnt a lot since last week's release of the Palace Letters. Brisbane Times - Published 3 weeks agoAlso reported by •Sydney Morning Herald •The Age
Queen's man held Kerr's hand down the path to pulling the trigger on Whitlam Of course, the Palace letters contain no "smoking gun" from the Queen herself, but so what? Brisbane Times - Published on July 18, 2020Also reported by •Sydney Morning Herald •The Age
Kerr, the political player who filled a power vacuum The Palace letters reveal Sir John Kerr wanted to impress the Queen - and he wanted to be a player. Brisbane Times - Published on July 17, 2020Also reported by •Sydney Morning Herald •The Age

'God just saved the Queen': Readers respond to release of palace letters While some readers dismissed the letters between John Kerr and Buckingham Palace as a "fizzer", others said their release strengthened the case for a republic. Brisbane Times - Published on July 17, 2020Also reported by •Sydney Morning Herald •The Age
Queen would have to follow Whitlam's advice Readers continue to discuss the Palace letters and the 1975 Dismissal The Age - Published on July 16, 2020
Whitlam, Kerr and the chief justice ... and the desperation of powers The Palace letters expose the role of Australia's then chief justice in the Whitlam Dismissal and cast a pall over judicial independence. Brisbane Times - Published on July 15, 2020Also reported by •Sydney Morning Herald •The Age

A democracy controlled by a foreign queen Readers discuss the release of the Palace letters and the dismissal of the Whitlam government. The Age - Published on July 15, 2020
Palace letters show Queen is out of place in Australian politics The Age has long backed a republic, but It is questionable whether this should be the priority for constitutional reform since the campaign could distract from the push for an Indigenous Voice to.. The Age - Published on July 15, 2020Also reported by •Sydney Morning Herald
A governor-general's life is 'certainly not dull' The Palace letters between Sir John Kerr and the private secretary of the Queen reveal more than just details around the dismissal of the Whitlam government. Brisbane Times - Published on July 14, 2020Also reported by •Sydney Morning Herald •The Age
Tablet interactive: Palace Letters The documents behind the 1975 dismissal of the Whitlam government illuminate one of the biggest events in the nation's history. Sydney Morning Herald - Published on July 14, 2020Also reported by •The Age

Most surprising of the Palace letters shines new light on Whitlam Instead of showing that the palace interfered in the dismissal of the Whitlam government, it shows that Whitlam sought palace interference. Brisbane Times - Published on July 14, 2020Also reported by •Sydney Morning Herald •The Age
What are the Palace Letters, in a nutshell? Why has the release of 1200 pages of letters from the '70s caused such a stir? Who wrote them? And what do they say? Brisbane Times - Published on July 14, 2020Also reported by •Sydney Morning Herald •The Age
Please Explain podcast: 'priceless' palace letters unveiled In this episode, Nathanael Cooper and Shane Wright discuss the revelations in the palace letters and why it's taken so long for Australians to access them. Brisbane Times - Published on July 14, 2020Also reported by •Sydney Morning Herald •The Age	The Palace letters are every bit the bombshell they promised to be The Palace letters have just blown apart the claim that the Queen played no part in Sir John Kerr's decisions. Brisbane Times - Published on July 14, 2020