An exhibition of portraits of singer/songwriter Paul Kelly is underway at the National Portrait Gallery in Canberra. Kelly’s best known lyrics “From Little Things, Big Things Grow” is the famous story of Vincent Lingiari’s persistence with British landowner, Lord Vestey, over rights to his…
Buried in the announcement of the 2013 federal election date, came the news that the Local Government recognition referendum was to be deferred. So that was the end of that. Good news for the Republic. That means there is a…
We thought very little of the media blitz, hype and ridiculous hoop-la. Thankfully Prince George, third in line to the Australian throne has disappeared from public view for the foreseeable future. He is unlikely to resurface as the head of…
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We’re overdosing on Kate’s baby and it hasn’t even been born yet. The Australian media has lost its senses not to mention analytical skills. At least, on some local websites, the royal baby hype is properly listed under “Celebrity News”. The general population is…
Photographs published in the print media today show the Prime Minister knitting a toy kangaroo for the heir to the heir to the heir to the Australian throne. Cute but not a republican act. The knitting spread will feature in…
WfaAR is still not satisfied with responses from the Government about renaming part of Parkes Place in the Parliamentary Zone in Canberra as Queen Elizabeth Terrace to mark the Diamond Jubilee. So, we have written again for more answers and to find out…
Kathryn Kelly of Chifley ACT writes to The Canberra Times about finding a third way to solve the problem of selecting a head of state to meet the objectives of both parliamentary appointment and direct election supporters. While WfaAR doesn’t think this proposal will suit…
We couldn’t let this one go without comment. National Convenor, Sarah Brasch, is published in Independent Australia saying that before long it will be the King’s Birthday as we dander about with the republic. Click on the link below to…
Dr Clare Wright, television presenter and author of a new book about the women on the Ballarat goldfields (see News Update of 31 December 2012) and Associate Professor Natasha Cica, Director of the Inglis Clark Centre for Civil Society at the University of Tasmania, join headline act Peter Fitzsimons for the…
