Cubs and scouts have been given the option to promise allegiance and duty to Australia or to the Queen of Australia. After years of promising to do their duty to the Queen, the scouting hierarchy has recognised the changing relevance of the Queen to Australian children in the 21st century. The change to the Scout Promise, effective immediately, makes it more inclusive and reflective of Australian society (reported by Michelle Pountney in The Herald Sun)
Woman for an Australian Republic, Adelaide Ironside, republican poet and artist 1831-1867
Self portrait 1855, Newcastle Art Gallery NSW
