High Court releases letters exchanged between the Queen and Kerr

The High Court has ruled that letters sent between the Queen and former Governor-General John Kerr at the time of former Prime Minister Gough Whitlam’s dismissal should be released. The National Archives of Australia previously told historian Jenny Hocking that the 1975 exchange was private and denied her access to the letters. The High Court ruled the letters were part of Commonwealth record and the director-general of the National Archives was ordered to reconsider Ms Hocking’s request. Image: News Corp Australia Via news.com.au — Australia’s #1 news site https://www.news.com.au