Final Gasp for Palace Letters

The noise generated by the Palace Letters had largely died down by the end of July but it made a brief reappearance in a piece by Good Weekend journalist Amelia Lester who discusses the taxing task of explaining to Americans why “a very nice lady in natty pastels is in charge of our country”. Already befuddled by koala bears, Vegemite and compulsory voting, this is beyond them. She astutely asserts: “There’s a reason no one outside Australia uses the term Head of State as much as we do. It’s to justify something that makes no sense” and finishes by concluding: “at least when we are a republic, we can say these are our mistakes to own, and to fix”. [“Our confusing ‘head of state’ arrangements: time for a royal flush” by Amelia Lester, Sydney Morning Herald online, 31 July 2020]  To read the article, click on the link below

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