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”…
The Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs sets up an Inquiry into Nationhood, National Identity and Democracy. It was proposed by the unlikely pairing of Senator Kim Carr (Labor Vic) and Senator Amanda Stoker (Liberal Qld). The deadline for submissions to the…
Here is another article about this case published on Independent Australia. The excessive secrecy surrounding these documents both in Australia and at the behest of the Queen in England tells us much about our fraught – and unclear – constitutional…
Professor Jenny Hocking’s long-running case against the National Archives of Australia for the release of letters between the Governor-General and our Head of State before the dismissal of the Prime Minister in 1975 and the ensuing constitutional crisis enters another stage. The…
In the cold light of day, commentator Michelle Grattan, lines up the political ducks, the lie of the land and possible strategies. She assesses what it will take to get any national vote on Indigenous Recognition over the line and a majority in four…
