In Melbourne, a statue of King George V is beheaded in Kings Domain in the CBD and covered in red paint after two statues of Captain Cook and another of Queen Victoria were defaced on Australia Day. A new portrait…
Julieanne Schultz reflects on the first proper King’s Birthday long weekend since the death of our previous Head of State (still gazetted as the Queen’s Birthday holiday in 2023) with a holiday on the Monday for our monarch’s birthday in…
Victorian member Judith Brooks and National Convenor Sarah Brasch attend this seminar at the Berwick campus of Federation University on an icy and gloomy Saturday morning. Most interesting were the presentations and commentary by Professor Emma Lee and Jesse Fleay,…
The death of Rosemary Laing, Australian photo-based artist is announced. She is best known for her flight research 1998-2000 series of photographs. Much of her work was inspired by nature, politics and natural disasters. In the early 2000s, her work…
The Prime Minister of Jamaica, Andrew Holness, announces that his Government is committed to the country transitioning to a Republic. Successive Prime Ministers have pursued a republic for the country going back over many years but have not managed to…
Sarah Brasch, WfaAR’s National Convenor, participated in a Zoom call with Assistant Minister for the Republic, Matt Thistlethwaite MHR. She discussed with the Minister: a potential 5-10 year timeframe for the supporting legal and other campaign, public education work etc…
Nova Peris, ARM Co-Chair with Craig Foster since March 2023, announces her resignation after conflicting opinions and deeply held opposing views on the Israel-Gaza dispute became public. The next day, Craig Foster also announced his resignation so Deputy Chair, Meredith…
The Prime Minister announces that our Head of State has approved his recommendation to appoint Ms Sam Mostyn as the next Governor-General from 1 July 2024 for five years. Ms Mostyn, only the second female occupant of the office, is…
WfaAR sends a letter to the Prime Minister bringing to his attention the noticeably increased use of the words “Majesty”, “Majesties” and “Royal Highnesses” on his watch slavishly following the example of recently departed British Prime Minister, Boris Johnston, who…
The Prime Minister, head of a government that has an Assistant Minister for the Republic, continues to write syrupy sweet and flattering, pretty old-fashioned letters to our monarch along with handwritten salutations using formal language: no “Dear Charles” here, more…
