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Time for an Australian republic

Time for an Australian republic

Tweet The hospitalisation of the Queen last weekend is a wake-up call for Australian republicans, says senior correspondent Barry Everingham. THE BRIEF hospitalisation of the Australian head of state in a London hospital over last weekend must...

 

Waiting for Her Majesty to die

Waiting for Her Majesty to die

Tweet It is morbid, irresponsible and disrespectful for Australia’s constitutional future to be resting on whether or not our Head of State succumbs to the inevitable, writes Scott Crawford. Australia is waiting for Queen Elizabeth to die....

 

Showing the jubilee on the ABC

Showing the jubilee on the ABC

Tweet Monarchists are up in arms about the Royal Jubilee celebrations in London not being shown on ABC1. Surprisingly, avid republican and IA senior correspondent Barry Everingham agrees. Next weekend, the world will witness just how Britain...

 

Preserving the monarchy through misinformation

Preserving the monarchy through misinformation

Tweet Legal expert Steven Spadijer has proven conclusively that the Queen is Australia’s head of state, yet the ACM ignores his full and exhaustive legal proof and continues to claim the Governor-General is Australia’s head...

 

The Queen is Head of State Part IV

The Queen is Head of State Part IV

TweetLewis Holden continues the series arguing the Queen is Australia’s Head of State, based on a new book by Steven Spadijer.  The Queen is Head of State series: parts I II and III The first sitting of the High Court at the Supreme...

 

The Queen is Australia’s Head of State: Part III

The Queen is Australia’s Head of State: Part III

TweetLewis Holden continues the series arguing the Queen is Australia’s Head of State, based on a new book by Steven Spadijer.  Part I of this series is here; and Part II is here. Now that the Queen has been and gone, it’s timely...

 

The Queen is Australia’s Head of State: Part II

The Queen is Australia’s Head of State: Part II

TweetLewis Holden comments on constitutional scholar Steven Spadijer’s new book, which has proven conclusively that the Queen is Australia’s head of state. Australia's head of state Part I of the series is here.  Paul Keating’s...

 

The elitist monarchy does not stand up to scrutiny

The elitist monarchy does not stand up to scrutiny

Tweet The royal family inherit positions of power and privilege in our system — yet escape any meaningful media scrutiny. We deserve to know who they are, says David Donovan. There has been an outpouring of platitudes over our elderly monarch’s...

 

The Queen is the Australian Head of State, not the Governor General

The Queen is the Australian Head of State, not the Governor General

Tweet by David Donovan Despite any misinformation you may have heard to the contrary, the Queen is the Australian Head of State. Most Australians will have heard republicans talk about the need to have an Australian as our Head of State, not...

 

Hereditary heads of state are long out of date

Hereditary heads of state are long out of date

Tweet  Barry Everingham The system of providing hereditary heads of state is out of date and insulting to Australia. Barry Everingham comments. Whether we in Australia like it or not, when the Queen dies her eldest son will automatically wear...

 
 
 
 

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