The Australian Democrats (spokesperson on the republic: Senator Natasha Stott Despoja) and the Australian Labor Party announce they will establish a Senate Inquiry to examine the best way for Australia to become a republic. The Inquiry will seek community feedback and give people the opportunity to put forward their preferred model for the republic. Read the full text of the media release here.
Woman for an Australian Republic, Adelaide Ironside, republican poet and artist 1831-1867
Self portrait 1855, Newcastle Art Gallery NSW
