Former Attorney-General and now leading barrister, Bob Ellicott QC fears that Australians are going to sit round in the pub nominating each other for President because that’s the nature of our sense of humour.
Senator Meg Lees, Leader of the Australian Democrats was reported in the The Canberra Times as saying that she supports the revised wording suggested for the referendum question which clearly states that the aim of the change is to replace the Queen…
Women lead the way supporting the YES vote. In Canberra, Kate Carnell, Liberal Chief Minister of the ACT Government and Labor Senator for the ACT, Kate Lundy shared the podium at an ACT ARM fundraising dinner speaking in favour of…
In a passionate speech in favour of the republic in Adelaide, Janet Holmes a Court nominated the current Governor-General, Sir William Deane, as the first President of Australia saying that he would be a marvellous, healing appointment which would overcome…
Corowa local historian, Glenda Campbell, says in Stuart Rintoul’s article in The Australian that she doubts that the republic has captured the imagination of the Australian people in the way that Federation did: “I can’t get too enthused about the debate. I…
Release of latest Newspoll survey shows that 42 percent of women interviewed (total sample 2400) were in favour of Australia becoming a republic; 25 percent were strongly in favour. The most notable result from this poll was that it showed…
The Joint Select Committee on the Republic Bills is winding up its hearings before reporting back to Parliament in the next few days. Professor Cheryl Saunders of Melbourne said that the proposed question did not fairly represent what the republic…
The YES Coalition is launched in New South Wales. Women attending the launch in Sydney included Aboriginal leader, Ms Norma Ingram, and Uniting Church minister, Dorothy McRae-McMahon. Norma Ingram said that it was significant that the meeting was being held…
Women on opposing sides write in the Sydney Morning Herald Wendy Machin, Deputy Chair of the Australian Republican Movement says that Australians do care about a republic in her article “A vote of self confidence” while Kerry Jones, Executive Director of No Republic-Australians for a…
The YES … and MORE coalition promoted by prominent direct election Republicans, including Dr Pat O’Shane and Ms Moira Rayner, from the 1998 Constitutional Convention is launched in Sydney. Read more in Hot Topics. WfaAR supports the YES….and MORE campaign.
