National Convenor, Sarah Brasch’s letter to The Canberra Times: “Good on the Governor-General. At the end of her final Boyer lecture, Quentin Bryce doesn’t call for a republic but foresees the progressive nation we all recognise. She holds up a mirror to ourselves thus demonstrating one important role of a head of state. The currently elected President of Ireland is a good example to follow in this respect. By cutting away the choking vine, she lets the sun in so that the plants below can flourish and bloom.” Published on 26 November with top billing on the Letters page.
Woman for an Australian Republic, Adelaide Ironside, republican poet and artist 1831-1867
Self portrait 1855, Newcastle Art Gallery NSW
