In the neighbourhood, New Calendonia stages its second referendum on independence from France. The result was 46.7 percent in favour compared with 43.3 percent YES in the first referendum in 2018, an increase of 3.4 percent. Turnout was 85.7 percent….
We lose another woman republican of note. Hawke Government Minister Susan Ryan was a dedicated supporter of the republican cause from the beginning of the 1990s and a prominent public spokesperson for the change during and after the referendum. She…
Stalwart ACT ARM member Dorothy Collings dies at 98. Dorothy was one of the republican movements unsung heroines: always attending meetings, always helping behind the scenes, donating prizes for raffles and events and strongly supporting other female republicans. She was…
Commowealth realm with the Queen Elizabeth II as Head of State, Barbados in The Caribbean, announces that it intends to become a republic by 30 November 2021, 55th anniversary of its independence. This would be achieved by a two-thirds majority…
An Australian rider takes third place in the Tour de France, a notable achievement in itself. At the awards ceremony, before an international television audience of millions, the dominant Union Jack on our rather old-fashioned royal blue flag stands out…
Active Canberra republic supporter, Christine Butterfield, takes on the dispute over the date of our national day celebration in The Canberra Times. She plumps for Wattle Day on 1 September while lamenting there’s no Republic Day yet. Read her letter…
The noise generated by the Palace Letters had largely died down by the end of July but it made a brief reappearance in a piece by Good Weekend journalist Amelia Lester who discusses the taxing task of explaining to Americans why…
The flurry of attention to the Palace Letters continues. In its aftermath, this thoughtful piece below about what the reveal might mean for the republic looks at the campaign in the cold light of day. WfaAR agrees. What happened 45…
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…
The official release of the Palace Letters brings an abundance of analyses on the implications for the country and for the Republic. This striking historical perspective suggests their reveal should bring our links to the British to an end and…
