Labor, Greens and Democrat MPs in the federal parliament endorse an alternative version of the preamble containing a general statement of equality but not specifically referring to the equality of men and women. It was jointly released by Senator Natasha…
Queen Elizabeth II ends a trip to South Korea hailed as a milestone in ties between London and Seoul. This was described in the international press as the first visit “by a British head of State”….;
Women’s Electoral Lobby calls on the Prime Minister to modify his preamble to include a specific reference to the equality of men and women. “I think a lot of women were quite shocked to have that very important principle wrapped…
Only one woman, Professor Cheryl Saunders of Melbourne, appointed by Government to its Referendum Advisory Committee.
“PM ‘welshed’ on women”. The Sydney Morning Herald reports Professor Marian Sawer’s remarks at the Women Into Politics symposium in Lismore that the Prime Minister reneged on his public commitment to include a statement of the equality of men…
Jeff Kennett, Premier of Victoria, publishes his own version of the preamble called a “Declaration of the People of Australia”: no clear statement of the equality of women and men and and lacking acknowledgment of our Indigenous peoples
Prime Minister signals that he is prepared to compromise on wording of preamble
biography of prominent republic supporter, Janet Holmes a Court from Western Australia, released: Janet Holmes a Court by Patricia Edgar (HarperCollins)
Government announces arrangements for the YES and NO campaigns – to take place three to four weeks before the vote. Each committee has $7.5m to spend on market testing and polling, research, advertising, direct mailing and how to vote cards
in the Weekend Financial Review, Michael Sexton, writes that the appointment of the President will resemble an executive search but questions whether the post, being largely ceremonial, requires such lofty credentials
