Quentin Bryce got the gushes when it came to the prospect of another British Royal wedding. In her official statement of congratulations, she described the betrothal as a “unifying time” for the country. As this event really has little to do with us, and everything to do with the United Kingdom, WfaAR thinks that the criticisms in Australia of this statement and its intent were quite justified. Surely she didn’t mean that the wedding hoopla would unify us with them?
Woman for an Australian Republic, Adelaide Ironside, republican poet and artist 1831-1867
Self portrait 1855, Newcastle Art Gallery NSW
