what is the 'palace letters' case and what will the High Court consider?
- Written by Anne Twomey, Professor of Constitutional Law, University of Sydney
Gough Whitlam outside Parliament House on November 11, 1975.National Archives of AustraliaThe dismissal of the Whitlam government in 1975 remains as controversial as ever. Its last chapter is to be decided by the High Court, with proceedings about public access to the letters between the governor-general, Sir John Kerr, and the queen, being heard...





