The new UK law changing the gender rule for royal succession was introduced into the House of Commons for fast-tracking through both Houses on 13 December 2012. The Lords Constitution Committee cautions against speedy passage of the legislation saying that the issues raised require detailed consideration because of their…
The first vote for a directly elected President is held in the Czech Republic 11-12 January. Candidates required 50,000 signatures from citizens, or the support of 20 Deputies or 10 Senators. Nominations had to be submitted 66 days before the…
Details of the Letters Patent signed by the Queen on 31 December 2012 decreeing that all children of the Duke of Cambridge (heir to the heir to the British throne) would be titled Prince or Princess are released in London. Before this…
The Queensland Government has declined to give powers to the Federal Government to pass a single Australian law giving female and male children of our monarch equal rights to the Australian throne; the other five States agreed (COAG 7 Dec 2012). If that isn’t done, male children…
“Eureka, The Unfinished Revolution”, by journalist and commentator, Peter Fitzsimons, will be made into a television series in early 2014. “The time is coming when Eureka will be acknowledged as the great Australian story” says Fitzsimons. The book tells the story of…
Australian Women’s History Forum announces the theme for Women’s History Month (March 2013) will be Founding Women: Mothers of Federation. It will recognise and honour women who influenced the movement towards nationhood and the constitution of the new federation as…
Tasmanian blogger, Meg Bignell, is thinking about the republic and whether she should vote YES next time. Find her take on the pros and cons at: http://megoracle.com for 5 December 2012.
A Morgan Poll taken 27-29 November, following the royal visit for the Diamond Jubilee, showed that support for the monarchy had declined by six percent since June 2012. 622 people were asked by phone: “In your opinion, should Australia remain a…
Advancing Democracy launches a new proposal to improve the Constitution that removes the monarchy from our foundation document. The No Queen by 2015 petition can be found at: http://www.communityrun.org/petitions/no-queen-by-2015.
Senator Lisa Singh (Tas), speaks in the Senate about the recent launch of the ARM’s Our Identity campaign (www.ouridentity.org.au) in Hobart. She also mentions the ALP’s new Policy Action Caucus supporting the movement for a republic. She says that the group called Labor for an…
