One alarming aspect of the current referendum build-up and campaign has been contested facts and widespread misinformation. Julianne Schultz speculates whether The Voice to Parliament can be achieved: “In this new order where ‘facts’ are contested, different (contradictory) versions can…
Veteran Liberal Minister and the most senior one to support YES for a Republic in 1999, now broadcaster but still staunch supporter of the Republic in its most conservative form ie Australian Head of State and minimal changes to the…
During the Women’s Soccer World Cup being played in Australia and New Zealand, former Socceroo and co-Chair of ARM, Craig Foster chooses to highlight the achievements of the Matildas in contributing to change for the betterment of the country. Foster…
Julianne Schulz talks about recent generations of Australians being inspired by the music of our own popular songwriters and bands as their compositions and songs moved into the mainstream since the 1970s – but she could have just as easily…
This announcement was as sudden as it was striking as it gave concrete form to the plummeting reputation of the Games – not to mention the Commonwealth itself – with no guarantee that they will ever held again. According to…
In an interesting article outlining the history and development of our Constitution in the lead up to Federation in 1901, Julianne Schultz explains why the current version of our “foundational” law, largely unchanged since then, is not sacred or set…
Whoever would have thought….the stuffy old ball game that Britain bequeathed to its empire as a catalyst for the Australian republic. Nothing is more contested, promoting national pride and interest in both hemispheres than any cricket series between England and…
The Indigenous Recognition Referendum bill passes the Senate 52-19 after debate over several days. We now have the precise proposition to be put to referendum between 19 August and 19 December 2023. This is the first stage of becoming a…
A recent survey reveals only 43 percent of Australian women (compared with 62 percent of men) are very or extremely interested in news.This proportion of women has fallen by 16 percentage points since 2017 compared to a 6 percentage points…
In the third of the Australia Speaks series held at the National Museum of Australia in Canberra, Cathy McGowan emphasises the new – and successful – political action that is based in and around community rather than the narrow and…
