Eight months after the death of “our Queen” and her reverential, lengthy funeral rites, we finally get to see exactly what the British monarchy, to which Australia is still shackled, represents. Commentaries about slavery, the tyranny of colonialism, the wealth…
Helen Irving believes it is undemocratic to swear allegiance to King Charles at his coronation. In the modern style of congregation participation, all those attending the coronation will swear an oath to the newly crowned King (instead of this being…
Jenna Price in The Canberra Times takes up the subject of the controversial oath of allegiance. She highlighted what happened when “narrowcaster” Piers Morgan interviewed our PM in London and asked if he would swear allegiance to the King, Albanese…
The Australian Government was able to invite 14 official guests to the Coronation, a long way short of the 250 that attended the 1953 version. Most were well known expats living or currently working in the UK including Matildas captain…
Marina Go writing about the forthcoming coronation ceremony says “King Charles is our nation’s highest office bearer and because he’s also Britain’s head of state, he does not – and will never – put our nation first.” This she says…
Momentous day for federal constitutional change in Australia as the Prime Minister announces the draft question to be put to referendum later this year to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and enshrine their Voice to Parliament in the…
The amended Referendum Machinery (Provisions) Act 1984 passes the Senate after two weeks of intense – and probably somewhat brutal – negotiations following initial tabling in the House of Representatives on 1 December 2022 and a short inquiry by the…
ARM announces that Nova Peris, well known athlete, former Senator for the NT and Indigenous campaigner has been chosen as its first female co-chair, a new position created last week when ARM’s constitution was changed. Two of the three top…
ARM announces the appointment of an Indigenous Advisory Council to ensure the views of First Nations people are heard at the highest levels of the organisation’s decision making. Three of the six appointees are women: Michelle Deshong (Kuk Yulanji); Cissy…
Indigenous artist Archie Moore (Kamilaroi/Bigambul) will represent Australia at this years Venice Biennale. He uses smell to evoke memory of his family, nation and ancestors and explores racism and national identity through flags. This article from The Guardian shows some…
