Michelle Grattan offers her commentary about the Palace Letters, their likely impact on the current state of the Republic debate; the cold facts of current political positioning and posturing on constitutional change and the importance of dealing with Indigenous Recognition – a higher priority than the Republic she says; we agree. This is an insightful synthesis of where all these issues stand (WfaAR would say “in the much too hard basket”) and the likelihood of important governance reform in the near to medium term future. It can be found on the link. [“Palace Letters make great reading but leave a republic as far away as ever” by Michelle Grattan, The Conversation online, 16 July 2020]
Woman for an Australian Republic, Adelaide Ironside, republican poet and artist 1831-1867
Self portrait 1855, Newcastle Art Gallery NSW
