Christina Foo of Wahroonga in Sydney writes to The Sydney Morning Herald letters editor: “Perhaps this would be a suitable time for Australians to acknowledge that, difficult as it may be, we should be become a republic. The sight of…
Sarah Brasch’s detailed analysis of ARM’s proposed “model” for the Republic, in reality a method for choosing the head of state. This may not even be a big issue by the time we get to the next referendum? WfaAR says…
Here’s another low-key national capital event for our Head of State’s 70th anniversary in the job. The National Capital Exhibition is presenting “The Queen and Me”, an exhibition celebrating the many people in the crowds on her (many) visits to…
The first Albanese Ministry contains the announcement of an Assistant Minister for the Republic. This is a big step forward for the campaign. Some have described it as the biggest advance for the Republic since the referendum and it’s hard…
Change of government and, suddenly, there’s a lot of talk about referendums! This is essentially about the promised referendum on The Voice in the first term of the Albanese Labor Government but the Republic is not far behind scheduled for…
Not, alas,The Voice or the Republic but once again s.44 qualifications to be a member of federal Parliament. Perusal of nomination forms by the ABC reveals a significant number of candidates are unlikely to be eligible if elected – fortunately,…
Novelist Romy Ash discusses how the Melbourne lockdowns affected her connection with the city upon hearing Deborah Cheetham’s (Yorta Yorta, Yuin) “The River Sings” played at sunrise and sunset next to Birrarung (Yarra River) across a deserted Melbourne. She writes:…
Read comments by National Convenor, Sarah Brasch, on ABC online in this article rather sensationally claiming that the ALP had dropped its commitment to a Republic referendum in the first term of 3 years if it forms a government on…
Most people didn’t know it had started. Princess Anne finishes what must have been one of the shortest, lowest key and most unremarkable royal visits ever especially compared with the last one by Meghan and Harry in late 2018. The…
The first thing to say about the election is that if there’s a change of government, Australia could well end up with a Minister – or Assistant Minister – for the Republic. What a great result that would be! The…
