Amanda Vanstone writing for Nine Media is fed up with the coverage of the banal and usually staged doings of Harry and Meghan. It might be relevant for the Brits but has little to do with us. She asks, “Why do…
We should be paying close attention to how Brexit is playing out in the UK and the role of its Head of State, also ours. There’s not much to see as the Queen has been mislead by the Prime Minister…
Once again, WfaAR sees an excellent example of a properly functioning Head of State, engaged with the interests of his people. Our attention was caught by a statement made by Michael D Higgins, President of the Republic of Ireland who was invited by…
According to the press, former Prime Minister and MHR Tony Abbott would still like to reintroduce knights and dames at the top of our honours system if he could. Thankfully, he is highly unlikely to make a return to the federal parliament…
WfaAR was keen to make a submission to this Inquiry of the Federal Parliament but due to absences overseas we were unable to by the closing date. However, we certainly have some views on these subjects of keen interest to republicans for many years. The…
Britain’s Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, recommends to the Queen as Britain’s Head of State – and ours – that the Parliament be prorogued and she immediately agrees. Speculation about a possible opportunity for the Queen to exercise her powers differently and not follow the…
In a public and formal sense, Indigenous recognition in the Constitution has come to a sudden – but not unexpected – grinding halt. Ken Wyatt, Minister for Indigenous Australians, announces at the annual Lingiari lecture in Darwin on 16 August that the Government will not…
The High Court grants the special leave application against the Full Federal Court’s decision in the Palace Letters case lodged by Professor Jenny Hocking – see News Updates of 2 and 24 July 2019. This case is of particular interest to…
The Brexit impasse in British politics that has continued for more than three years to its current grinding crescendo may be symbolic of something more. Observer columnist, Will Hutton, discusses the outcomes beyond Brexit in Britain and Trump in the US as the culmination…
Art critic, Sasha Grishin, reviews “Activism” opening at the Canberra Museum and Gallery, a history of political engagement by Canberrans in the capital’s short history. Prominent among the works on display is Indigenous artist, playwright and poet Kevin Gilbert’s “Colonising Species”…
