Of course,the Palace Letters contain no"smoking gun"from the Queen herself,but so what?
Many historians thought her case was a"rank outside chance",given her powerful opponents. But the Monash University professor prevailed.
The Palace letters reveal Sir John Kerr wanted to impress the Queen - and he wanted to be a player.
The year 1975 is remembered for the dismissal of Gough Whitlam's government by the governor-general. Here's another memory from the time.
The Palace letters expose the role of Australia's then chief justice in the Whitlam Dismissal and cast a pall over judicial independence.
Elizabeth II's role in 1975 is debatable but Australians should not have to call the Palace before taking political decisions.
Prince Charles was so desperate to buy a property near Canberra that he convened an urgent meeting with Gough Whitlam.
Now that the Palace Papers have clarified our past,they give us a better glimpse into our possible futures.
The Palace letters between Sir John Kerr and the private secretary of the Queen reveal more than just details around the dismissal of the Whitlam government.
Over 200 letters,Sir John Kerr became close to the Queen's private secretary but in a letter dated the day of his wife's death,discussed vice regal ceremony.
Instead of showing that the palace interfered in the dismissal of the Whitlam government,it shows that Whitlam sought palace interference.