The British Parliament denies women the same rights of succession to the throne as men saying that it was not necessary because the heir and his heir are male. As Allison Henry National Director of ARM commented, this does not…
New Western Australian legislation making it optional for members of State Parliament to refer to God or the Queen in their oath of allegiance comes into effect.
Nicola Roxon’s address to the new parliamentary republic group is printed in The Australian. She says their goal is to provide a non-partisan, cross-party forum for members of parliament who support having an Australian head of state, to play an…
Emma Tom concludes in her opinion piece in The Australian that the down-to-earth farm worker Wendy Slack-Smith, who was runner-up in the Australian Princess competion (a reality TV show) to become hitched to a rich Englishman, could put her skills…
a cross-party parliamentary republic support group is launched in the national parliament in Canberra. Two of the three convenors are women: Senator Natasha Stott Despoja (Democrats SA) and Ms Nicola Roxon, ALP Member for Gellibrand in the lower house and…
a poll in a tabloid newspaper finds former Aussie, Crown Princess Mary of Denmark, is preferred to Prince Charles as Australia’s next head of state.
Women for an Australian Republic was represented at a meeting of all republican groups. WfaAR identified its priorities as passion for the campaign; action at grass roots level not just lobbying directed at politicians; working together on the hard issues…
ARM National Director, Allison Henry, was invited to be one of two young women working in the political sphere, who spoke in Old Parliament House Canberra to celebrate the 30th anniversary of International Women’s Year in 1975.
Prominent New Zealanders, among them former Governor-General Dame Cath Tizzard, call for a new flag to distinguish it from the Australian flag. Prime Minister Helen Clark went further saying that she would like the Union Jack to be removed. NZFlag…
Pam Casellas writing in The West Australian reports that the Governor-elect is urging Western Australians to engage in constructive debate about Australia becoming a republic. His pre-decessor had similar views. This is encouraging news from the West: WA voted strongly…
