Peter Beattie, Premier of Queensland, has a go at a republican scenario while in London, commemorating the passing of the Australian Constitution bill by the UK Parliament in 1900. Beattie’s proposal is to experiment with republic options while remaining a monarchy – the Queen would retain the formal role of appointing a State governor on the advice of the premier; this person could be elected or whomever the state parliament chooses after public nominations. Reported in The Australian.
Woman for an Australian Republic, Adelaide Ironside, republican poet and artist 1831-1867
Self portrait 1855, Newcastle Art Gallery NSW
