Lisa Singh, new Labor Senator for Tasmania, supports Australia becoming a republic in her first speech. Senator Singh was a former ARM State Convenor for Tasmania. Find her speech on the www.aph.gov.au website.
“Why are we doing this? Will it bring us closer together? Will it unify us? What is the purpose of this exercise? Should it deal with unfinished business or is it a beginning?” Professor Mick Dodson speaks at a Senate…
Commemoration of the Australian Republican Movement’s 20th anniversary gives WfaAR cause for pause about the few – and declining – numbers of women involved in ARM decision-making over its history. The 14 foundation members of 9 July 1991 included: Jenny Kee; Franca Arena; Faith Bandler and Geraldine…
Sarah Brasch, National Convenor, writes to The Canberra Times following reports of the Foreign Minister deferring to the Queen as the reason not to do anything about the Republic during an interview with the BBC in London (Rudd puts republic goal low on list, CTimes…
Also sparked by the royal wedding, come a series of polls about current support for the republic. Newspoll published in The Australian surveyed 1-3 April and announced that women’s support was then at 34 percent (compared with 49 percent for men) with 43 percent…
A website promoting consultation and education about the promised referendum on Indigenous recognition in the Constition is announced – one for referendum watchers and those interested in Constitutional reform. The youmeunity website lacks any government labels at all and has been created by…
Our Queen, in one of her other roles as United Kingdom head of state, pays a state visit to the Republic of Ireland, part of the UK until 1921. It is the first British state visit to Eire since 1911. At the state dinner in Dublin…
As we continued to wallow in the stories, photos and fashions from the royal wedding, Catherine Mayer speculates in Time magazine about the place of royalty in the hearts and minds of the British. She quotes an aide, “..the royal family are not…
Kelly Hockley asks the question on Independent Australia – Why do more men than women support the Republic? She provides no clues but there were 24 comments in reply – all from men! www.independentaustralia.net
In a documentary about the republic screened on ABC’s Q&A, royal biographer, Robert Lacey reports that the reaction of Prince Phillip, Queen Elizabeth II’s spouse, to the result of the 1999 referendum was to say, “What do those people think they are doing?” to which…
