Republicans still irreconcilably divided
Republicans are as irreconcilably divided today about the form of an Australian republic as they were in 1999. In the meantime the outlook for a republic is even worse than on 6 November, 1999...
No pantheon of republican heroes
Although republicanism is not new to Australia, most republicans are either ignorant of their predecessors, or would prefer not to mention them. There are no heroes in our past for republicans to revere....
The Royal Family , tradition and service
The Queen and her family have set a standard of service which is an example to all. That has been taken up by her children and grandchildren. This sense of service has attracted...
“Oh, Mr Durie, you really ought to know when to shut up “
“Oh, Mr Durie, you really ought to know when to shut up “
That is how The Australian’s Cut and Paste...
Fight for republic not forgotten
ACM takes no position in elections, but it does seek to inform supporters and the public about the views of candidates on issues bearing on the constitution or the flag in any election....
Creative accounting in the republican cause.
Republican politicians like to inflate the costs of what the Canadians prefer to call Royal Homecomings, or Royal Visits. This is done by charging back the wages of the security staff involved. As...
Events Calendar from 24 May 2008
Queen's Birthday Lunches Among the events on this calendar are luncheons which are graced by vice-regal attendance in both Sydney on 16 June and Hobart on 18 June, 2008. The ACT Branch is...
Information and media manipulation par excellence
…well done: first a gerrymander, then the records are changed… Now we have another reason for the choice...
A view from Istanbul: God Save The Queen indeed
“Her Majesty is the head of a monarchy which has been much more free and democratic than almost all republics in the world,” wrote Mustafa Akyol on the Turkish Daily News website...
“I’d rather not, Mrs Blair.”
One of the fascinating moments in the film The Queen, reviewed here on 28 January 2007, was when Mrs Blair was shown executing the most reluctant curtsey ever seen. Whether apocryphal or not,...
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