On this day, National Convenor of Women for an Australian Republic, Sarah Brasch, was flying back to Canberra from Fiji, another former British colony, now a Republic still with its Commonwealth flag bearing the Union Jack – a matter of…
The referendum on the Indigenous Voice to Parliament is lost: 39.94 percent YES to 60.06 percent NO. Total voters: 17.68m; 97.7% enrolled; compulsory voting. Turnout was around 90 percent in all States and Territories but lower in Queensland, Western Australia…
WfaAR strongly supports a YES vote for The Voice. The Voice is an practical example of “We, the people”. Recognising Australia’s Indigenous People in the Constitution and giving them a say in the federal laws and policies that govern them…
The Governor-General issues the writs to allow the referendum on Indigenous Recognition to go ahead on 14 October. There is no turning back now as the campaign starts in earnest. There are reports and polls revealing many soft voters on…
YES campaigner, Megan Davis states that a successful result will be an ‘investment in female voices” for the betterment of Indigenous communities and a better future for young Indigenous women. She explains: “One of the most important design elements of…
Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, Australia’s former head of state, died 12 months ago today. A year on, it seems that little has changed as the anniversary passed almost unnoticed in Australia – see “Huge first year for…
One alarming aspect of the current referendum build-up and campaign has been contested facts and widespread misinformation. Julianne Schultz speculates whether The Voice to Parliament can be achieved: “In this new order where ‘facts’ are contested, different (contradictory) versions can…
Veteran Liberal Minister and the most senior one to support YES for a Republic in 1999, now broadcaster but still staunch supporter of the Republic in its most conservative form ie Australian Head of State and minimal changes to the…
During the Women’s Soccer World Cup being played in Australia and New Zealand, former Socceroo and co-Chair of ARM, Craig Foster chooses to highlight the achievements of the Matildas in contributing to change for the betterment of the country. Foster…
Julianne Schulz talks about recent generations of Australians being inspired by the music of our own popular songwriters and bands as their compositions and songs moved into the mainstream since the 1970s – but she could have just as easily…
