Dr Rebecca Huntley gives the 2006 National Republican Lecture in Canberra. Her talk: “Trust Matters: Politics, Trust and the Republican Cause” discusses the reasons why young people are not interested in the Republic and their apathy about politics in general….
ARM announces its new National Council for the next two years. Three of the nine elected members are women: Jaci Barker, Louisa Graham and Lynne Minion who join the four female State convenors on Council: Julie Armstrong (WA); Shannon Schedlich-Day…
A reply is received from the Prime Minister’s Office to our letter of 2 October (see below) telling us that “…the Government has no current intention to propose constitutional change on the republic in the future”. It also says that…
National Convenor, Sarah Brasch, attended the third Republican Gathering held in Brisbane. Together with Judith Brooks from Victoria, Sarah presented a session on women and the development of the Republic in which it was argued that alternating women and men…
Women for an Australian Republic writes to the Prime Minister to enquire about the progress made to date in preparing the Government’s response to the 2004 Senate Inquiry report: “The road to a republic” and when it will be tabled…
The ABC concludes a two-part British documentary on the Queen in her 80th year. Republican supporters could observe that not only is the Queen very active as the United Kingdom’s Head of State but that her actions primarily take place…
Former Governor-General, Sir Zelman Cowen says that he would reluctantly support direct election if it helped Australia to break its outdated ties with the British monarchy which he describes as “incompatible with our independent status”. This is a change from…
WfaAR representatives attend the second Republic Gathering in Canberra. We made the point that republicans should not be taken in by pronouncements from politicians saying that the Republic is out of the question until the Queen dies. WfaAR also spoke…
Phyllida Ives of Torrens ACT joins in the renewed attention to the republic during the Games. She writes to The Canberra Times commenting on the Prime Minister’s observation in an interview with the BBC that Australia would become a republic…
The republican debate lit up with the Queen of Australia’s visit, in her role as head of the Commonwealth, for the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne. Which country was she was barracking for? Controversy erupted over the playing of the Australian…
