Assistant Minister for the Republic Matt Thistlethwaite says a successful independence push would not pit Australians who have affection for the royal family against those who don’t.
Former Liberal MP Jason Falinski lost out to a teal challenger once again.
Skippy earns a salute.
The pandemic divided Australia in ways that I never thought possible. I wonder whether we have a sense of our communal identity strong enough to make the case for an Australian head of state.
Amid renewed debate about the British monarch’s role as Australia’s head of state,former rugby player announces his time as chair of Australian Republican Movement is up.
People have been fined,condemned and even arrested for their comments. What do we owe other people,when we criticise someone they admire? An ethicist,politician and historians weigh in.
We at the Australian Republic Movement have always been in the business of evolution not revolution,and the fact that Australia has now demonstrably evolved to an entirely new era is lost on no one.
If you’re going to ask Australians to forgo the monarchy,you will have to replace it with something more fitting,but still magical.
We should not let hasty comparisons with the US system set the terms of our debate about Australia becoming a republic.
The prime minister has captured the public mood by not rushing the discussion on a republic.
Australians have cut their support for a republic to 46 per cent as support drops to levels that would make constitutional change impossible.