Victorian republican advocate, Kerry Lovering, is awarded an OAM in the Australia Day honours list for services to women. Kerry is an active member of ARM.
The organisation searching for a truly Australian flag announces its revival. Their website can be found at www.ausflag.com.au. WfaAR supports a new Australian flag as an important symbol of the Republic and is pleased to see Ausflag back in business.
There was no opinion poll on support for the republic this year – see previous January items for results of earlier polls.
The Prime Minister says he won’t appoint a politician – or former politician – as the next Governor-General. As the present G-G plans to leave office in August this year, this will be a big test for the new PM…
The new Labor Government supports the formation of an Australian Republic, which is both refreshing and encouraging for Republicans after 11 years of Government opposition. However, Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, said the day before the election that the Republic would…
On the eve of the eighth anniversary of the 1999 referendum, Senator Natasha Stott Despoja (SA) releases the Australian Democrats’ policy on the Republic for the 2007 election. The Democrats propose that the first stage vote on the Republic be…
With biennial ARM Branch Council elections completed in all States and the ACT, fewer women are holding official positions than before. Two Branches out of seven have female convenors – SA and Tas. In the ACT, there are two women…
Republic Rocks! ACT ARM hosted Rock for Republic in central Canberra with great bands enthusiastically supporting the cause. The day, which raised awareness about the Republic, was organised by ANU Republic Club members and dedicated republicans, Kate Holloman and Pip…
At at backyard gathering with three families in suburban Melbourne, Opposition Leader, Kevin Rudd, undertakes to hold a referendum on the Republic. He said that the question was too confusing last time and, even though not a “first order issue”,…
English writer and former editor of Vanity Fair and The New Yorker, Tina Brown, writes in her new book, “The Diana Chronicles”, about “the British Royal Family’s relationship with its sometimes restless former dominion”. She also reveals that Prince William…
