The Parliamentary Friends for an Australian Head of State group, first announced by the ARM in August 2015 (see News 28 August 2015) finally had its first gathering over a cup of tea. Co-convenors are Senator Katy Gallagher (Labor ACT) and Jason…
Nicola Sturgeon, First Minister of Scotland, succeeds in getting a 10-vote majority in the Scottish Parliament for her plan to hold a second independence referendum around March 2019 when Brexit takes effect. In a later interview with the BBC, the Scottish Secretary elaborates saying that the…
The plan is lengthy, big on detail and protocol, scouted out by a journalist from The UK Guardian. It will see King Charles III proclaimed as monarch within 24 hours after his mother’s death although still months from a coronation (Britain is only European country to still hold…
Scotland First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, announces that she intends to hold a second independence referendum between autumn 2018 and spring 2019 as Britain heads towards a tough exit from the EU due to be triggered this month. Recent opinion polls show support at around…
They are coming thick and fast in the UK. With Scotland’s first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, already having placed her demand for a referendum in front of Theresa May, Sinn Fein leader, Michelle O’Neill has been plain about the desire of…
A second visit to the Artist and Empire exhibition at the National Gallery of Singapore brings closer attention to the explanatory wall charts. One lists the 20th century history of the six main country groupings highlighted in the show, Australia…
WfaAR has been visiting the Republic of Singapore, full of vibrant energy compared with stodgy old Australia creaking at its wobbly Anglo-Celtic knees. We particularly noted the “Artist and Empire – (En)countering Colonial Legacies” exhibition at the new National Gallery, full of surprises and…
Australia Day used to be an occasion on which there was much soul-searching about national identity and good for an airing about the Republic. This year, ARM launches a new branding as the “Australian Republic Movement” rather than the “Australian Republican Movement”…
Very unfortunate it is but the advent of Donald J Trump as the elected President of the United States of America – even though he didn’t win the popular vote – is not going to do much for Australian women’s…
Commentators continue to write about the PM’s appearance and speech at the ARM anniversary dinner nearly two weeks after the event. This time, Amanda Vanstone reports about being accosted at a Liberal Party branch meeting by a monarchist infuriated that the PM had even attended…
