Monarchy a bargain
The British government, and presumably the British taxpayer, has once again made a particularly handsome profit from the monarchy.
In return for the income from the Crown Estate the British government funds the costs...
The British government, and presumably the British taxpayer, has once again made a particularly handsome profit from the monarchy.
In return for the income from the Crown Estate the British government funds the costs...
A letter from John Wylie of Wagga Wagga in The Australian on 6 June, 2005 recently caught my eye.
He wrote that the critique by Imre Salusinsky of Socrates , and of that classic,...
A relative by marriage of mine, who is German, is not particularly interested in matters constitutional or legal. Back in the early nineties, we had the following conversation:-
Wolfgang: David, Australia must be come a...
It’s that time again. For some years now, on the Queens Birthday and on Australia Day, the republican movement tries desperately to make the news with a stunt. This is invariably designed...
According to press reports, the Australian Republican Movement will use next years Commonwealth Games to dispel fears the nation would be kicked out of the Commonwealth if it becomes a republic.
Australian Republic Movement...
It’s that time again.
For some years now, on the Queens Birthday and on Australia Day, the republican movement tries desperately to make the news with a stunt. This is invariably designed to draw...
There are interesting parallels between the EU referenda and ours in 1999. It is clear from the vote in France, and the 62 per cent No vote in the Netherlands, that while the elites...
In a poll taken for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation on the eve of Prince Charles's wedding to Camilla Parker Bowles, 65 per cent of Canadians said he should become king despite being divorced.
...According to Malcolm Farr, MP Daryl Melham vows that if ever he were appointed governor-general he would resign from the Revesby Workers' Club. Mr Farr was writing in the Daily Telegraph on 30May,...