Opinion

What might we really find in the Palace letters?

By John Longhurst
Updated July 14 2020 - 7:47am, first published 12:00am
Government House at Yarralumla ... a stately, unhurried residence for a stately, unhurried position. Picture: Wikimedia Commons
Government House at Yarralumla ... a stately, unhurried residence for a stately, unhurried position. Picture: Wikimedia Commons

The Governor-General gazed out the window at the sweeping, perfectly manicured green lawns of Government House, and focused on the blooming red roses sheltering under the enchanting beech. He smiled. The beech was known as the queen of English trees. He glanced further at the parched, tawny hills of Canberra beyond the garden, with summer already exacting punishment on the landscape. With a dismissive turn, he made his way to his desk.

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