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Australian court debates release of Queen’s secret letters

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Former Australian prime minister Gough Whitlam dies at 98

​One of the giants of Australian politics, former Labor Prime Minister Gough Whitlam, died at the age of 98, and current Australian political leaders immediately offered condolences to his family with Prime Minister Tony Abbott describing him as "a giant of his time."