At CHOGM in Perth, British Prime Minister, David Cameron, announces that all 16 Commowealth nations of which the British Monarch is head of state, have agreed that first-born daughters would inherit the title and that people married to Catholics would not be barred even though…
Yes, the visit continues. Kate Greenwood of Jindabyne has her views published in the Sydney Morning Herald letters: “Thank you David Marr for reminding us of the absurdity of Australia’s persistence with the monarchy. I found the Queen’s speech the…
The Queen of Australia, here for a few days, tells us that we’d become more ‘self-confident’ while she’d been on the British throne. Our Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, showing overly and disturbingly deep homage to 60 years in the job says in reply,…
One of the most awful moments of the tour occurs when we get footage of our Governor-General, the Queen of Australia’s representative, making an awkward job of a bob curtsy to the Queen of Australia, our head of state, in her (the G-G’s) own house. …
Our National Convenor’s letter is published in The Canberra Times. Sarah Brasch says that the visit reminds us that our head of state doesn’t live here and isn’t Australian. She also says that we are not planning for a Republic…
The second royal visit this year is yet another timely reminder that the Queen of Australia, at the head of our government, does not live here and is not Australian. It enables us to reflect on our continuing, deeply ingrained ties to Britain and our track record of being very slow to…
In a step towards equal rights for members of the UK royal family, the Sovereign Grant Act which gives female heirs equal rights has been passed by the British Parliament. One clause provides for an heir to the throne who is not…
NSW Liberal Premier Barry O’Farrell announces that the NSW Governor would return to live in Government House by the end of the year. The residential part of the building will be renovated at taxpayer’s expense. This reverses the forward-thinking decision made by republican Labor Premier Bob…
While talking about the Queen of Australia’s one-day visit to Brisbane on 24 October, Anna Bligh was described as “admitting” she supported a Republic, also commenting that “she recognised the Queen as head of state and would pay ‘appropriate’ respects”. It is also clear…
The theme for the Third National Republican Short Story Competition is “Citizen or Subject”. Entries close 6 November. Entry costs $11.99. Length 2000-4000 words with a first prize of $500. Details at http://republicanfiction.blogspot.com or email fiction@republic.org.au
