Kerrie Tucker, MLA and member of the ACT Greens talked to ACT ARM about the Greens policy on the republic and having a head of state with only ceremonial duties. She also referred to recent debates in the ACT Legislative…
Zoe Bettison, Lynn Fraser, Raelene Willoughby and Trish Crossin were successful in ARM elections in the Northern Territory – 50% of the Branch Council is female; for results in other States, see our news update of 15 September 2000.
Shades of Marie Antoinette. Stephanie Peatling writes in the Sydney Morning Herald about the ARM’s desire to target rural women as influential supporters of the republic. Read her article, “Let them eat cake” say Republicans” reporting ARM’s view that rural women…
Britain’s largest selling tabloid, the Sun, has lashed out at the political influence of the Queen and, for the first time, called for reform of the monarchy. While professing huge respect and affection for Elizabeth II, the Sun said in…
Marilyn Lake from Latrobe University and Judith Brett speak in Melbourne on “Symbolism and the Republic” at a meeting of the Melbourne Republic Group
for International Women’s Day, Brisbane journalist and media adviser to the Australian Democrats, Vivienne Wynter, presents a view on why women didn’t vote for the republic for the Brisbane Institute (a think tank similar to the Sydney Institute). Read her…
ARM’s press release about its new Women’s Republic Network and national women’s organisations which have pledged support together with comments from prominent women supporters. Click here and also for supporting press release from the National Women’s Media Centre – the latter was picked up…
Associate Professor Gwyn Singleton from the University of Canberra addressed ACT ARM and talked of her observations speaking with women’s groups during the referendum campaign. She found no great differences between the views of women and men on the republic…
the Australian Republican Movement launches its Women’s Republic Network. To join, you need to be a member of ARM. Read details here or to join ARM, www.republic.org.au Women for an Australian Republic commends this initiative but notes that it forms part of a substantial…
Susan Ryan, Deputy Chair of the Australian Republican Movement writes about Women and the Republic in The Age (Melbourne). Click here.
