The editorial in the NZ Herald describes the appointment of Prince Charles to head the miniscule NZ military as “discordant” (in the light of the referendum in November to remove the Union Jack from the NZ flag) adding that “ridiculous military titles”…
NZ Prime Minister John Key announces that Prince Charles will be recognised as Admiral of the Fleet of the Royal New Zealand Navy, New Zealand Army Field Marshal and Marshal of the Royal New Zealand Air Force during a visit…
The newest Labor Senator, Katy Gallagher from the ACT who joined the Senate in March this year, will co-convene a new federal parliamentary friendship group on the Republic. Naturally, the other convenor, Treasurer Joe Hockey from the Liberals, grabbed the media attention for all the…
Fairfax journalist, Stephanie Peatling, has long written about the republic. She again comments on its fate even with an uptick in ARM’s profile as it seeks to reignite political action even with a monarchist diehard as Prime Minister and little prospect in…
Peter FitzSimons, minus the trademark red bandanna, gives his first address as ARM chair at the National Press Club in Canberra. Some commentators felt his speech was light on as no women were mentioned. But three were: Dolly Parton, Senator Katy Gallagher…
A bill passes the NZ parliament for two referendums to change the flag and remove the Union Jack. There will be two postal votes: one between 20 November and 11 December, the second in March 2016. Firstly, voters will be asked to…
While criticism of the PM is currently concentrated on his support for the Speaker after her lavish use of taxpayer-provided travel funds was revealed several weeks ago, that outlandish award of a knighthood to our British Head of State’s spouse in January remains fresh in…
During Margaret Throsby’s interview with the former NSW Governor, Marie Bashir comments how much it had been her privilege to welcome not only the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh to the State but also “Prince Charles and his lovely wife.” When questioned…
It is a day of highs and lows. First of all, we had Opposition Leader, Bill Shorten, commit to a referendum by 2025. That’s 10 years away. It is a plus of sorts to have a date but his speech to the ALP National…
The PM is so dazzled by the Union Jack on the flag that he completely flubbed how many points the Federation star has. The PM said six when in fact it already has seven – one for each State and one added for the combined…
