Voice lessons for republicans? Don’t give up on constitutional reform
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Voice lessons for republicans? Don’t give up on constitutional reform

The cause of the Australian republic should not be abandoned because the Voice referendum failed. But there are lessons to be learnt.

  • byMalcolm Turnbull

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Republic could be ‘doomed for a generation’ after Voice referendum

Republic could be ‘doomed for a generation’ after Voice referendum

Anthony Albanese had flagged the possibility of a referendum on a republic in the second term of his government should it be re-elected.

  • byPaul Sakkal
From the Archives,1995:A historic moment,signed,sealed and delivered

From the Archives,1995:A historic moment,signed,sealed and delivered

The public gallery in parliament rose to give the Prime Minister,Paul Keating,a standing ovation at the end of his landmark speech outlining his vision for a republic in Australia.

  • byMarion Frith
Republicans criticise own movement’s ‘madcap’ coronation stance

Republicans criticise own movement’s ‘madcap’ coronation stance

Some opponents of the monarchy say the Australian Republic Movement’s approach was overly negative and risked turning away people who would otherwise vote for a republic.

  • byPaul Sakkal
Charles’ big circus was majestic,but this king may not long reign over us

Charles’ big circus was majestic,but this king may not long reign over us

After all the Pythonesque pomp of the coronation,Charles and Camilla will wake up to the reality that they are doomed to preside over a shrinking realm.

  • byHugh Riminton
Are we a nation of secret royalists? ‘More than you can see’. (unfortunately!)

Are we a nation of secret royalists? ‘More than you can see’. (unfortunately!)

The national convenor of Australians for Constitutional Monarchy David Flint discusses the future of the royal family in Australia – and the radical days of his youth.

  • byPeter FitzSimons
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Is it undemocratic to swear allegiance to King Charles? Bloody oath!

Is it undemocratic to swear allegiance to King Charles? Bloody oath!

The proposed “chorus of millions of voices” is historically troubling,potentially divisive,and – at the very least – likely to be unachievable.

  • byHelen Irving
No change to flag as Palaszczuk shuns royal tradition

No change to flag as Palaszczuk shuns royal tradition

Queensland will keep its current flag – for now – despite history dictating it should be updated to reflect the King’s preference.

  • byCameron Atfield
Let this be the last time our leader kowtows to a foreign king
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Let this be the last time our leader kowtows to a foreign king

The coronation is a reminder of the anachronistic nature of our constitutional arrangements and why the Crown is a symbol of oppression and pain to our First Peoples.

  • byCraig Foster andNova Peris
Republicans demand Albanese stay silent during coronation loyalty oath

Republicans demand Albanese stay silent during coronation loyalty oath

Australians will be invited to verbally swear allegiance to the King,but leaders of the Australian republican movement want the prime minister to remain silent.

  • byPaul Sakkal
In a land far,far away,a silly ritual will hand us ‘our’ new king and queen

In a land far,far away,a silly ritual will hand us ‘our’ new king and queen

In a manner befitting Monty Python,the new King and Queen of Australia will soon be anointed,invested,oiled,crowned,and then throned. But we won’t get to see the silliest bit.

  • byGeoffrey Robertson