Palace letters: release of Queen's correspondence on Australian PM Gough Whitlam's 1975 dismissal – live

After a four-year legal battle by the historian Jenny Hocking, the National Archives of Australia releases letters. Follow updates

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Here are some of the key dates to track when the full letters come out.

The 1975 constitutional crisis began in October, when the then-Liberal controlled senate blocked appropriation bills – also known as supply – that hamstrung the Whitlam government.

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That concludes David Fricker’s briefing – the full letters are out in 30 minutes.

It’s import to note, as he said repeatedly, that context is everything.

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