Republic

A plea for an Australian Republic from Prime Minister Tony Abbott

6 Feb 2014 | The strongest argument Michael~John Shea has heard recently for an Australian republic was, he ...

Perhaps one day: The Governor-General’s republican vision

13 Jan 2014 | Outgoing Governor-General Quentin Bryce’s republican vision of Australia has tapped into an ...

The crowning of Charles

10 Jan 2014 | Monarchists and republicans have one thing in common — both are agonising about Charles Windsor ...

David Flint’s annus horribilis

27 Dec 2013 | David Flint must have thought all his Christmases had come at once when the dreaded ALP lost the ...

The Governor General and the attack dog

25 Nov 2013 | Governor-General Quentin Bryce should be applauded for calling for an Australia republic and ...

The Commonwealth Tournée and the two families

15 Nov 2013 | The 23rd Commonwealth Tournée begins today in Colombo, Sri Lanka, and will end on Sunday. Dr ...

Michael Kirby delivers monarchists some inconvenient truths

7 Nov 2013 | A former High Court judge and senior monarchist delivered last week a scathing criticism of the ...

Don’t let the Kiwis beat us to an Australian republic

6 Nov 2013 | On the 14th anniversary of Australia’s republic referendum, history editor Dr Glenn Davies ...

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Monarchists move to the extreme right

9 Mar 2012 | [caption id="attachment_12740" align="alignright" caption="by senior correspondent Barry Ever ...

'The Australian', ideology and gross misrepresentation

28 Oct 2011 | Managing editor David Donovan was grievously misrepresented in The Australian newspaper this week ...

Elitist monarchy doesn't stand up to scrutiny

22 Oct 2011 | The royal family inherit positions of power and privilege in our system — yet escape any mean ...

Derryn Hinch: Princely PR

22 Mar 2011 | By Derryn Hinch Prince William's tour has no relevance as to whether Australi ...

Tony Abbott: a relic from the 1950s

23 Dec 2010 | Tony Abbott is an elitist, a homophobe and a misogynist — Australians must not allow him to take ...

Direct election is safe

8 Nov 2010 | Lewis Holden says that the risks of a directly elected non-executive Australian head of state are ...

Why republicanism declined at federation

13 Sep 2010 | Brad Webb says that the early push for an Australian republic stalled because ...

The Australian Constitution for dummies! Are we dummies, or what?

9 Sep 2010 | Philip Shaw Philip Shaw highlights the power of the British Crown in, and its conne ...

Republicans: unite around a plebiscite

8 Sep 2010 | The best process to make Australia a republic, says Betty Smout, is an indica ...

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