22 October

Women for an Australian Republic writes to The Australian to counter the views that only direct election will deliver a woman President – our view is that only the model on offer on 6 November will achieve this objective. This followed publicity given to Dr Jocelynne Scutt of Tasmania earlier in the week. We were also interviewed on this matter by ABC radio in Canberra on 18 October. Read the full text of our letter “YES means woman president more likely” – which headlined the Letters to the Editor page – and the varying views on this matter in Hot Topics, including Jocelynne Scutt’s article from The Australian of 18 October.