Nyadol Nyuon, lawyer, human rights advocate, Chair of Harmony Alliance: Migrant and Refugee Women for Change addresses the National Press Club in Canberra. On the Australian version of multiculturalism, Nyuon says it needs to “come of age” and recognise that…
Things are still ticking over in Barbados. Although little information is coming out of the Government – certainly no timetable – an Advisory Committee, headed by a woman, has been appointed to report to the Prime Minister in September on…
Comments about national identity are bobbing up everywhere at present – it’s a perennial. A townplanner discusses the failure of decentralisation in Australia where 80 percent of our population lives in coastal cities: “There is no discussion of developing a…
Tour de France time again. Stage 1, the Grand Depart, is in Brittany this year with the distinctive black and white Breton flags fluttering all along the roads of the route. This flag dates to 1923 and was designed by…
A federal parliamentary inquiry has been established to get suggestions about how to involve more people in constitutional matters and how best to consult voters about proposals to change the Constitution before they are put to referendum. The Committee will…
Queensland’s current Chief Health Officer, Dr Jeannette Young, has been approved by the Queen to be the next Governor of Queensland, the fourth woman to hold the job. When asked by a journalist if she was a monarchist, Young replied…
The third and final independence refendum in New Caledonia will be held on 12 December 2021, much sooner than expected. See an analysis below of the range of considerations being weighed up in this vote – and they are significant…
The Australian honours system is based on chivralic heraldry – with upper and lower ranks – following the template of imperial UK honours and endorsed by our Head of State herself. In this system, the contributions of some awardees are…
While WfaAR thinks there are significant issues with the current Australian honours system, we were pleased to see Professor Anne Twomey of the University of Sydney recognised for her work in constitutional law. She is a frequent contributor to republican…
The British have got there before us. For different reasons from Australians – who don’t seem to put much thought into what their honours system is about – and mainly to do with the concept of Empire and what that…
