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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...
28 December, 2011 5:47 pm / 7 comments
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 —...
20 December, 2011 8:21 am / no comments
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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,...
30 July, 2011 12:00 am / 1 comment
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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...
24 June, 2011 12:01 am / 2 comments
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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...
21 June, 2011 9:17 am / no comments
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“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...
6 June, 2011 1:02 pm / no comments
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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...
3 June, 2011 12:01 am / 5 comments
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...
24 May, 2011 9:33 pm / 30 comments
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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...
23 May, 2011 12:01 am / 19 comments
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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...
15 May, 2011 5:50 pm / no comments