In a thrillingly analytical pre-cursor to Megan Davis’ commentary in the April edition of The Monthly (see News Update of 2 April 2018) comes republican historian Mark McKenna’s Quarterly Essay on the history of contact and Indigenous petitioning for recognition and acknowledgement. Almost at the…
Get ready for the next round of royal gushing. Harry and Meghan front the cover of this months Women’s Weekly while the article inside provides no new news on the next British royal nuptials other than a few photos. An article…
Three weeks of federal political soap opera lead WfaAR to muse how useful it would be to have a proper Head of State to provide wise counsel to the Prime Minister and solace to the nation as voters looked on…
The ACT ARM Women’s Network invited three Canberra women to join one of its panels: Diana Abdul-Rahman, multi-cultural adviser and activist, spoke on the Republic and identity; Kate Carnell, former ACT Chief Minister now Small Business Ombudsman who attended the 1998 Constitutional…
Dr Benjamin T Jones’ book, “This Time, Australia’s Republican Past and Future” is launched in Canberra. Its’ a shortish, easy read and the engaging text skates through our republican history from 1788 to 1999, both extensively researched and sourced. The launch function was followed…
The dilemma over who should take over as Head of the Commonwealth when Queen Elizabeth II dies has been covered previously on this website but it has bobbed up again. Media in Britain report that preliminary officials meetings were considering the matter in order…
A timely reminder of the complexities of the change to an Australian Republic is contained in James Boyce’s article in this months edition of The Monthly. An historian and associate of the University of Tasmania, Boyce sets out the history of allegiance to…
Before the actual day – and time for the annual soul-searching about Indigenous and colonial history soon forgotten – comes this thoughtful article from Professor Maggie Walter, Pro Vice Chancellor and Professor of Sociology at the University of Tasmania. She concludes: “Australia, first change the date to…
Rita Panahi takes a general swipe at the Republic other than talking up its chances once Charles takes over with his shortcomings: meddling in dubious causes and a tainted personal history all spelled out in detail. She dismisses Paul Keating’s comments about Australia…
The new republican year gets off to a bright start on the very first day. With the release of 1994-95 Cabinet documents, ALP opposition leader during the lead-up to the 1999 republic referendum, Kim Beazley, is quizzed about the republic Cabinet submissions. In an interview on…
