Queen well briefed by Kerr on Whitlam saga

By Katina Curtis and Paul Osborne
Updated July 14 2020 - 7:11pm, first published 7:07pm
Letters between the Palace and then governor-general John Kerr shed light on the Whitlam dismissal.
Letters between the Palace and then governor-general John Kerr shed light on the Whitlam dismissal.

The governor-general who sacked Gough Whitlam thought it best not to explicitly inform the Queen of his move before taking the enormous step on November 11, 1975.

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