Wren's Week: National Cabinet should be a model for government reform

16 May 2020 | The success of the National Cabinet's operation during the pandemic could be a model for a better ...  

Palace letters: Dismissal truths revealed in John Kerr autobiography omissions

18 Oct 2019 | Omissions from Sir John Kerr's autobiography have raised a number of questions regarding the royal ...  

When the Queen's birthday isn't even a birthday, it's time to move on

7 Oct 2019 | The lack of any public activity around the Queen’s Birthday shows how the concept of monarchy is ...  

Commonwealth Day and the sound of crickets

22 Mar 2019 | Australia's lack of interest in Commonwealth Day is a reflection of our desire to break from the ...  

JENNY HOCKING: What the Queen knew about the Whitlam Government dismissal

3 Feb 2019 | Historical myths die hard. And historical myths have plagued our understanding of the dismissal of ...  

No captain’s picks in an Australian republic

26 Jan 2019 | Scott Morrison has chosen the next Governor-General without any consultation. The captain’s ...  

Someone is missing from the republic debate

12 Oct 2018 | Malcolm Turnbull’s failure to advocate for an Australian republic has put the spotlight on the ...  

Peter FitzSimons and Australia's search for independence

7 Oct 2018 | Terra Australis has come a long way since the rebellion of 1854 but that last step, to becoming a ...  

Paving the way for independence: Citizen’s Day instead of Queen's Birthday

1 Oct 2018 | Is it time we cut the apron strings and replaced the outdated Queen's Birthday occasion with a ...  

Wattle you be doing on National Wattle Day?

30 Aug 2018 | The wattle tree has found its way into Australian republican symbolism, writes history editor Dr ...  

Monarchists seem to fear a popular uprising

10 Aug 2018 | Some high-profile monarchists are now more strident in their attacks on Bill Shorten’s plan for ...  

Our great unfinished project: The Australian republic

7 Jul 2018 | Today is the anniversary of the formation of the Australian Republic Movement, established on 7 ...  

Happy eighth birthday, Independent Australia!

24 Jun 2018 | Today is Independent Australia’s eighth birthday. Congratulations from history editor Glenn ...  

EDITORIAL: Barry Everingham's final deadline

7 Jun 2018 | IA is in mourning as our famous and highly esteemed senior correspondent, Barry Everingham, died ...  

EDITORIAL: The Great Barry Everingham's final deadline

6 Jun 2018 | Independent Australia's is in mourning as our famous and highly esteemed senior correspondent ...  

The DINSRA: A roadmap to an Australian Republic

26 May 2018 | Dermot Daley introduces the Democratic Independent Neutral Secular Republic of Australia in ...  

How the royals and the media screw you

23 May 2018 | Despite the charade of a grand celebration of love, the royal wedding was no more than gross ...  

Modern family or royal wedding madness?

22 May 2018 | It’s the worst thing to happen to a republican, but falling for royal wedding madness is a ...