Saying he was there to “do a favour for a mate”, Opposition Leader Bill Shorten managed to squeeze in four sentences about the desirability of supporting an Australian as head of state – and even for a Republic – in a four page…
Jacqueline Maley nails it in the Fairfax Press. She says as if last years knighthoods and dameships conferred by the Queen of Australia aren’t bad enough, now we have other Australian royals behaving badly – Prince Charles, to be our next King, interfering…
If the Brits won’t accept this habit in a future monarch of theirs, why should we in ours? It is the same person revealing how stretched and silly the arrangement is. There is no guarantee that Charles III won’t start meddling in our…
Excellent work from Louise Rugendyke of Fairfax, just as journalists should do. Reviewing the weeks TV offerings in The Guide, she recommends the Queen’s Christmas message (ABC 1, Thurs 1920) and then comments: “…It’s also more proof that the Queen is a…
The Indigenous Recognition Referendum is the first stage of the Republic Referendum, that much is obvious. That this vote is now floundering as it is being further delayed is also very obvious. A conveniently future date – 50th anniversary of the 1967 Referendum…
Kate and William arrive in New York for a three-day visit. Time reported: “as anticipation built in New York, British Consul General Danny Lopez told the press, ‘It’s been incredible to witness the level of excitement from people wanting to…
At a media interview in Brisbane, Dame Quentin Bryce is firm with journalists about how to address her: just “Quentin thanks”. She says having the title “has not really changed anything” but people now don’t know what to call her. That’s interesting. [“Bryce issues call to…
At a seminar in Canberra to commemorate Eureka, Dr Clare Wright (along with Dr Anne Beggs-Sunter from Ballarat, the only female presenters) again highlighted the importance of women before and during the uprising, in the course of which one woman was killed….
The warning signs must already be there as the Prime Minister gives the 2014 Neville Bonner oration in Sydney at the invitation of Australians for a Constitutional Monarchy whom, we understand, are implacably opposed to any changes to the Constitution. In the…
The vote for Catalan independence was 81 percent YES with turnout estimated at 37 to 42 percent. This one was non-binding on the Spanish Government.
