That’s Rosemary Walters’ opinion after a flurry of noise put the Republic on the front pages for a couple of days. So, she wrote to The Canberra Times. Her published letter followed that of a man – with top billing and the headline – who said that the clamour for the Republic marked the end of the news silly season and was a distraction from discussing more pressing issues that have far higher priority eg the economy and federal government stability (?) although he did suggest that enthusiasts (‘ersatz nationalists’) could put their energies into changing the flag.
Download: Read Rosemary’s letter here [45KB, pdf]
