Social and market researcher Rebecca Huntley says that Australian voters are way ahead of their politicians when it comes to social change. She states that there is little evidence that the policy agenda of major parties has been shaped by opinion polls. She reveals a long…
ABC TV broadcasts as two-part documentary in the prime Sunday evening timeslot: “The Crown and Us” but really it should have been “The Republic and Us with seductive shots of the Royals since 1954”. This doco attempted to get to grips with…
WfaAR is visiting the 9th edition of the Asia Pacific Triennial at QAGOMA in Brisbane. Three works stood out.The first two were by Australian artist Vincent Namatjira, born Alice Springs, lives and works South Australia. He has sprung to prominence since his…
In an interview given to Nine Media, Nova Peris speaks up about her confidence that Australia is ready to change. The first Aboriginal woman to be elected to federal parliament in the Senate; Olympic gold medallist in hockey as well as medal…
Meghan and Kate now officially don’t get on with each other and are actively feuding. Women are never depicted as cooperative, tolerant or professional, they are always calcuating rivals, over what it’s not clear. Nothing new here going back to Diana and Fergie and later Camilla and Kate as duelling consorts….
Nicholas Gruen nails it when he says that honours and awards mostly go to people for doing their (already well paid) day jobs. What his article also neatly underscores(click on link below) is that there is a class structure inherent in the Australian, imperially approved, honours…
January is usually a time for raking over the coals on the Republic. So far, it’s been quiet. This year, the annual Australia Day schisms have been overshadowed by disputes over James Cook’s place in our history. Dr Benjamin T Jones’ conclusions in this…
Prince Philip, husband of our Head of State, is involved in a car accident near one of their large estates; in fact, he appears to have caused it. The next day an identical new car is delivered to the door, then he is seen…
Teela Reid, a Wiradjuri and Wailwan woman, lawyer and human rights activist who challenged then Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on his dismissive attitude towards a referendum on the Voice to Parliament on Q&A in December last year, writes in The Guardian. She…
The Honest History team holds a one-day seminar in Canberra to mark 5 years in action. There were two bursts on the Republic. The first covered the present state of support in the country with a considerable pick-up noted among…
