Women for an Australian Republic gives evidence to the Senate Committee inquiring into the Greens’ bill for a single question plebiscite (non-binding vote) on the republic at the next federal election – Do you support Australia becoming a republic? Other…
The Government announces action on nine recommendations out of nearly 1000 ideas put forward at the 2020 Summit held in April 2008. The strongly supported move to a republic was not one of them. On this subject now under the…
The Governor-General, Quentin Bryce, agrees with the Prime Minister that Australia will become a republic. She described the move as a “development of our democracy in future decades”.
Plans are afoot in England to change the rules of succession to give women equal rights to ascend the throne. Legislation has been introduced into the British Parliament by Evan Harris, a Liberal Democrat MP. Interestingly, if passed, it will also…
In an official media release on his website, the Prime Minister refers to the Governor-General as “Australia’s Head of State”. This is either republic by stealth (a good sign) or someone has had a rush of blood to the head…
WfaAR is described as “a thoughtful contributor to public inquiries on the Republic” in a talk by Professor John Warhurst, Deputy Chair of ARM, part of the Senate Occasional Lecture Series at Parliament House, Canberra. The subject of the lecture was the…
Robyn Archer delivers the annual Manning Clark lecture in Canberra. She said playing Elgar at the climax of the film “Australia” is the best reason for a move to a Republic and comments that nearly all aspects of contemporary Australia…
Princess Anne, represents her mother, Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, at the Victorian bushfire memorial service in Melbourne. She sat next to the Head of State’s local representative, the Governor-General. The Queen made an undisclosed private donation to the…
The ABC news crew in London strike their own chord for the Republic. All dressed up for the festive season, they do their own rendition of a well-known Christmas song outside Buckingham Palace and 10 Downing St: “We wish you…
UMR Research Australia publishes a comprehensive online poll: 3,000 interviews from a nationally representative survey, which shows 43 percent of women (compared with 58 percent of men) support a republic answering the question: “Do you support or oppose Australia becoming…
