What are the 'palace letters' and what do I need to know about them?

Published: July 14, 2020, 8 a.m.

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. Now secret correspondence between Buckingham Palace and the governor general of Australia have been revealed. Jenny Hocking, who took her legal case to the high court to have the letters released, unpicks the details