Prime Minister signals that he is prepared to compromise on wording of preamble
biography of prominent republic supporter, Janet Holmes a Court from Western Australia, released: Janet Holmes a Court by Patricia Edgar (HarperCollins)
Government announces arrangements for the YES and NO campaigns – to take place three to four weeks before the vote. Each committee has $7.5m to spend on market testing and polling, research, advertising, direct mailing and how to vote cards
in the Weekend Financial Review, Michael Sexton, writes that the appointment of the President will resemble an executive search but questions whether the post, being largely ceremonial, requires such lofty credentials
States debate future of State Governors in a republic at Premiers’ Conference
Prime Minister announces visit by the Queen early in 2000 – welcomed by Australians for A Constitutional Monarchy Executive Director, Mrs Kerry Jones, to celebrate the resounding NO vote they expect in November
Dame Edna Everage announces that the Queen is pro-republic for Australia
Newspoll survey published in The Australian shows that 61% of women, compared with 51% of men questioned (1200 in city and country locations) had not read or were unaware of the preamble. In total, 22% approved and 17% disapproved of…
The Sunday Telegraph carries a story that the office of the Federal Sex Discrimination Commissioner had been inundated with complaints from women about the preamble. Commissioner Susan Halliday was reported to be preparing her own version as a result.
Prime Minister releases draft preamble lacking an equality statement and with an inadequate reference to our Indigenous peoples, but containing a reference to “mateship”, for public comment by 30 April
