New Zealanders are warming to the idea of becoming a republic after a survey showed that support for a republic had doubled to 34 percent over the last 10 years, leading to the prediction that NZ would follow Australia’s example…
Senator Meg Lees, Leader of the Australian Democrats announces that she will be working for a YES/YES vote for both the republic and the preamble even though not all federal parliamentary members of her party shared this stance although all…
Penelope Layland writes in The Canberra Times about how a NO vote- which she cannot believe will happen – will galvanise her from 7 November to embrace all things monarchical, including learning how to curtsey. Her article is accompanied by a photograph…
The Opposition supports a YES vote for the preamble despite deep reservations about the wording on Indigenous peoples. They plan to seek another referendum to amend the wording to include “custodianship”.
Indigenous leaders unanimously calls for the question on the draft preamble to be dropped, saying that the new version was fundamentally flawed because it had failed to recognise the inherent and distinct rights of the first nations which have been…
Women’s groups condemn the new preamble for its lack of an equality clause led by Women’s Electoral Lobby. WfaAR comment: while we, in common with most politically active women’s groups, are bitterly disappointed about the lack of the equality clause, we…
The legislation stalls in the Senate when the Democrats gain a victory for their revised wording for the republic question, asking simply if Australia should become a republic, no mention of the Queen and no mention of the selection model….
Mateship out of the Preamble! The Prime Minister announces the new, heavily amended wording for the preamble. Mateship is gone replaced by more expansive words about the national spirit in the last phrase and a reference to the sacrifices made…
Women for an Australian Republic participates in the launch of the ACT YES Coalition joining Young Australians for A Republic, ACT ARM, A Just Republic, individuals from the ACT community and members of all of the major local political parties. ACT women residents who spoke movingly…
The House of Representatives passes new wording for the question about the referendum on the republic: “An Act to alter the Constitution to establish the Commonwealth of Australia as a republic with the Queen and Governor-General being replaced by a…
