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On Australia Day 2013, Wayne Swan called for a renewed ‘national conversation’ about Australia becoming a republic. His clarion call was answered on the same day with the announcement of the winners of the Fourth National Republican...
5 February, 2013 2:53 pm / 8 comments
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It’s time Australian children were taught something positive and interesting about Australian history and identity, says Ash Kelso.
It’s a strange state of affairs that Australia is still not a republic — and it seems quite...
26 April, 2012 12:01 am / 1 comment
TweetAre Australians turning into little Americans? Shaun Newman says it sure sounds like it.
Every now and then I notice a complaint from the public concerning language; that the Australian vernacular seems to have been discarded in favour...
9 February, 2012 10:20 pm / no comments
Tweet“Exclusionary nationalism is a sickness caused by the divisive and opportunistic leadership of Howard,” says Henry Pill. “It will remain strong, and racial tensions will remain high, and debates over the meaning of Australia day...
30 January, 2012 12:39 pm / 1 comment
TweetDr John Hirst
In his 2011 National Republican Lecture, Dr John Hirst identified 3 enemies of the Republic. Last week we presented his first enemy — a desire to wait for the Queen to die; here we present the second part of his speech –...
30 November, 2011 12:01 am / no comments
TweetAustralia’s Constitutional links to the British monarchy sends the wrong message to the rest of the world, says Len Liddelow.
Whether monarchists accept the fact or not, Australia will be a Republic within the next 25 years — and probably...
15 October, 2011 11:51 am / 21 comments
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14 December, 2010 8:59 am / no comments