The Governor-General, Major General Michael Jeffery, presented the inaugural awards in the undergraduate programme of the Governor Generals Prize at Government House, Canberra on 28 January, 2005. The Gold Medallist, Ben Davies,
Before we come to the recalcitrant republican politicians, we should return to the report in our last column . The Australian did in fact publish a pointer to its Australia Day republican poll on page...
Further to the comment in our last column, we should point out The Australian quite properly published a pointer to its Australia Day republican poll on page 1, with the details on page 8....
Most visitors to Australia decline to become involved in our internal affairs. Not so the Sinn Fein politician, Gerry Adams, who advised Australians to vote yes in the referendum. Mr Adams has always denied...
"PREMIER BEATTIE REOPENS DEBATE ON REPUBLIC"
This was the headline in the Courier Mail on Saturday, 22 January 2005 to a report that the Queensland Premier, Peter Beattie had called for the republic to be...
This was the headline in the Courier Mail on Saturday, 22 January 2005 to a report that the Queensland Premier, Peter Beattie had called for the republic to be put back on the national...
The attempt by Mr. Beattie to revive the debate was all the more extraordinary given that interest in a republic is everywhere in decline. We have seen this in polling in the...
The British press has had a field day with their latest royal target, who has not long left school, Prince Harry. This disproportionate attack on the young Prince who has already taken up significant...
The recent poll in WA, drawn to our attention by a very observant reader, Matthew Blake, and the Herald Sun poll demonstrate that Australians are not interested in republicanism. It is difficult therefore to...
The feeding frenzy over Prince Harry’s outfit at a fancy dress party, where another guest passed a photgraph to the press. probably for a considerable sum, continues, even in the foreign press. One letter...
