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TOP IA STORIES OF 2011: #3 – Queen “orders” Gillard to make Australia a Republic

TOP IA STORIES OF 2011: #3 – Queen “orders” Gillard to make Australia a Republic

Tweet TOP 10 IA STORIES OF 2011 by Tess Lawrence, contributing editor-at-large Was Julia Gillard urged by the Queen at Buckingham Palace to make Australia a Republic? According to Tess Lawrence’s sources, she was — and this April story...

 

The danger of selecting a head of state based on bloodline

The danger of selecting a head of state based on bloodline

TweetTOP 10 IA STORIES OF 2011 The March publication of this story about the dubious male parentage of Harry Windsor and what it means to the line of succession to the “Australian throne” stirred up debate and controversy  —...

 

Wedding lessons for Australian Republicans

Wedding lessons for Australian Republicans

Tweet The royal wedding offers some important lessons for Australian Republicans, says the ARM’s deputy chair Professor John Warhurst. There is no conflict at all between watching the Royal wedding, or even going to a wedding-themed party,...

 

FUK U SHIMA! Media and Meltdowns (Part One)

FUK U SHIMA! Media and Meltdowns (Part One)

Tweet Controversial journalist and contributing editor-at-large Tess Lawrence drops the ‘F’ bomb in a compelling two-part essay on the media and contextual meltdowns of Fukushima Daiichi. by Tess Lawrence A specialist in ethical...

 

Republicans lodge complaint over BBC’s royal wedding coverage

Republicans lodge complaint over BBC’s royal wedding coverage

Tweet The UK Republic group has lodged a formal complaint with the BBC Trust over the BBC’s royal wedding coverage, saying it did not reflect the monarchy’s fiercely contested status, with 20 per cent of Britons being republicans. Republicans...

 

Dr Cornell West: Wall Street has taken over the White House

Dr Cornell West: Wall Street has taken over the White House

TweetBy Max Eternity | Truth Out “There is a price to pay for speaking the truth. There is a bigger price for living a lie.” ~ Dr. Cornel West “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and...

 

The monarchy: a breach of human rights

The monarchy: a breach of human rights

Tweet Being forced to be a royal is a lifetime sentence, says Bill Angus, and a breach of fundamental human rights. The execution of King Charles I IN January 1649,  the English parliament indicted Charles I with treason, found him guilty and...

 

Reconciliation + Republic = Australia 2.1

Reconciliation + Republic = Australia 2.1

TweetTHE HONEYMOON’S OVER JULIA – WHAT PART OF SORRY DON’T YOU GET? by contributing editor-at-large Tess Lawrence By Tess Lawrence | Contributing editor-at-large TREATY NOW, TREATY MA, TREATY MA’AM I am not going to take...

 

The royal family works for Britain against Australian interests

The royal family works for Britain against Australian interests

Tweet Former ambassador Robert Hamilton says the Republic debate ignores, to its detriment, the fact that our royal family “…actively works for British interests against those of Australia or Australian companies”. “When...

 

The extravagant hypocrisy of a royal wedding in broke Britain

The extravagant hypocrisy of a royal wedding in broke Britain

Tweet The royal wedding may have seemed like a PR bonanza for the royal family in Britain and perhaps it was for some. But the extravagance and cost of this event in a time of extreme public austerity and spending cuts has left many English...

 
 
 
 

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