The Prime Minister drops Senator Amanda Vanstone from Cabinet and the federal Ministry. This is a loss for the republican cause as Senator Vanstone was a consistent supporter of the Republic after the 1999 referendum and often the only Liberal…
This years version of the annual Australia Day Newspoll published in The Australian did not disaggregate support for the republic by gender as in previous years, see our item of 21 January 2006 below. The 2007 poll showed support for…
The British film “The Queen” opens throughout Australian cinemas. Directed by Stephen Frears, who says he is a dedicated queenist – not a monarchist – and starring Helen Mirren, the film has enjoyed modest success, way behind the remake of…
Another update on the Government’s response to “The road to a republic” is tabled in the Senate. This time the annotation is: “the Government’s response is being considered and will be tabled in due course” following the 22 June notice:…
Dr Rebecca Huntley gives the 2006 National Republican Lecture in Canberra. Her talk: “Trust Matters: Politics, Trust and the Republican Cause” discusses the reasons why young people are not interested in the Republic and their apathy about politics in general….
ARM announces its new National Council for the next two years. Three of the nine elected members are women: Jaci Barker, Louisa Graham and Lynne Minion who join the four female State convenors on Council: Julie Armstrong (WA); Shannon Schedlich-Day…
A reply is received from the Prime Minister’s Office to our letter of 2 October (see below) telling us that “…the Government has no current intention to propose constitutional change on the republic in the future”. It also says that…
National Convenor, Sarah Brasch, attended the third Republican Gathering held in Brisbane. Together with Judith Brooks from Victoria, Sarah presented a session on women and the development of the Republic in which it was argued that alternating women and men…
Women for an Australian Republic writes to the Prime Minister to enquire about the progress made to date in preparing the Government’s response to the 2004 Senate Inquiry report: “The road to a republic” and when it will be tabled…
The ABC concludes a two-part British documentary on the Queen in her 80th year. Republican supporters could observe that not only is the Queen very active as the United Kingdom’s Head of State but that her actions primarily take place…
