Here is something to chew on about what Australians really think about being a constitutional monarchy as opposed to the popularity of the Queen. WfaAR believes that the polls do not draw out the confusion between constitutional and celebrity monarchy complicated by warm feelings about someone who has been around for a long time and whose role in the government of Australia we know little about. However, John Warhurst’s article has some good news on how well our national republican inclinations are holding up in the face of hard-driven and well marketed celebrity monarchy. [“Resilient republican sentiments” by John Warhurst, The Age online, 29 April 2015]
Woman for an Australian Republic, Adelaide Ironside, republican poet and artist 1831-1867
Self portrait 1855, Newcastle Art Gallery NSW
