In the UK, the number of people refusing state honours has doubled in the last nine years. There are compelling reasons to do so among certain awardees: for instance those who feel compromised and decline honours with reference to “empire”…
ARM announces the results of its two-yearly National Council elections open to all members. This time there has been a significant increase in the number of successful women candidates: 6 out of 10 elected (of 37 candidates in total) being:…
A decision by the NRL to scrap the national anthem at the first State of Origin match, an issue of contention with Indigenous players at least, was overturned after the Prime Minister intervened and sought its restoration, apparently to foster…
The national floral emblem, the Golden Wattle (Acacia pycnantha), finally appears on the new $100 note. This famous flowering tree should have been on the $5 note, the first one redesigned and reissued some years ago, along with our Head…
In the neighbourhood, New Calendonia stages its second referendum on independence from France. The result was 46.7 percent in favour compared with 43.3 percent YES in the first referendum in 2018, an increase of 3.4 percent. Turnout was 85.7 percent….
We lose another woman republican of note. Hawke Government Minister Susan Ryan was a dedicated supporter of the republican cause from the beginning of the 1990s and a prominent public spokesperson for the change during and after the referendum. She…
Stalwart ACT ARM member Dorothy Collings dies at 98. Dorothy was one of the republican movements unsung heroines: always attending meetings, always helping behind the scenes, donating prizes for raffles and events and strongly supporting other female republicans. She was…
Commowealth realm with the Queen Elizabeth II as Head of State, Barbados in The Caribbean, announces that it intends to become a republic by 30 November 2021, 55th anniversary of its independence. This would be achieved by a two-thirds majority…
An Australian rider takes third place in the Tour de France, a notable achievement in itself. At the awards ceremony, before an international television audience of millions, the dominant Union Jack on our rather old-fashioned royal blue flag stands out…
Active Canberra republic supporter, Christine Butterfield, takes on the dispute over the date of our national day celebration in The Canberra Times. She plumps for Wattle Day on 1 September while lamenting there’s no Republic Day yet. Read her letter…
