The keynote address at the ARM’s Our Say/ Head of State Conference held at Deakin University in Melbourne is given by Senator Lisa Singh, Labor Senator for Tasmania and former ARM Tasmania Convenor and Tasmanian Government Minister 2008-2010. The other woman to speak was…
In the absence of new republic polls for Australia Day, WfaAR predicts that 2012 could be a pivotal year for the Australian republic. Things to watch are: – the reaction to the visit of the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall for the…
Longstanding Council member, Lyn Petrie (SA), has been joined by Elizabeth Borello, WA Convenor. Both are automatic members because they are State/Territory convenors. There are still no elected women representatives on ARM National Council. Elections are due late this year.
New Jamaican Prime Minister, Portia Miller Simpson, announces at her inauguration that Jamaica would be well on the way to becoming a republic by the end of the year. A previous attempt stalled in 2007. Jamaica’s change could influence other small Caribbean nations. …
The Canberra Times sparked a frenzy of pro-and anti-republic letters to add spice to holiday reading by reporting the British Foreign Office’s take on the current position of the Australian republic in a front page article about how much the…
Shortly after being appointed, our first female Attorney-General Nicola Roxon, says “I am a strong advocate of a republic and many people, me included, are looking for the right opportunity to reinvigorate the debate….I don’t think the time has come…
Heather Ridout, Chief Executive of the Australian Industry Group and influential lobbyist, speaks at the National Press Club in Canberra. In a speech about the industrial relations framework, she surprised listeners by adding a personal view about the importance for…
Sarah Brasch, National Convenor WfaAR, speaks at WEA in Sydney about the republic and gender and discusses the reasons why WfaAR supports alternating gender for Australia’s own head of state Read what she had to say. Download: The Republic and Gender [205KB, pdf] Download: Why WfaAR supports Alternating…
Former British Dominion, the Republic of Ireland completes another peaceful presidential election. Democracy is working in Eire in the absence of a hereditary monarch. There were seven candidates with Michael Higgins (Labour Party nominee), a poet and former Minister, topping the vote with…
The ABC reports on Julia Gillard’s reaction to the change (see item below). She said, “Ultimately, I think the Australian people will work their way through changes to our constitutional arrangements but there is not a great deal of focus…
