Coming soon: the palace letters

Ever since the dramatic dismissal of Gough Whitlam’s Labor government in November 1975, there has been speculation about the Queen’s role in the episode. On the morning of Tuesday 14 July, 200 exchanges between the Queen, her private secretary and Australia’s then governor general will be released. We’re putting Full Story out later today so we can tell you what’s inside the letters and what it means for Australia.