“Another, another shameful, elitist attack on the great Australian suburb, this time from a body we thought would know better,” thundered the Editor of The Australian on 29 August 2008. The Editor said Royal...
"If anybody asks me, and they usually don't, I always say I'm an Australian republican, and I'd vote as I did in 1999 to end the monarchy and 'break John Howard's heart'," writes Bob...
Some republican stunts interest the media, others don’t. Remember the embarassing " Mate for a Head of State" campaign"? ( This was a subject of a special report here on 13 August, 2006)...
The core functions of modern government include maintaining the currency, ensuring but not necessarily providing a basic infrastructure –dams, roads, schools etc, and providing a safety net for those genuinely in need. Law...
The ABC Four Corners programme broadcast on 25 August, 2008 on Malcolm Turnbull, “My Brilliant Career,” demonstrates the irreconcilable divisions between republicans. The strongest criticisms of Mr Turnbull came from republicans. The ABC...
We are extending ELECTION WATCH to the Western Australian election which...
Once again, the republicans are doing what Australians hate – mixing politics with sport. Having tried this, and failed with the Commonwealth Games, they are actually saying that because the 2012 Olympics will be...
At a dinner recently, a senior lawyer asked me what I thought of the new Chief...
“The views of the Australian people on the republic are becoming much clearer and it is time to begin the serious work of moving towards a republican Australia," claims the Republican Movement,...
It used to be a complaint from the elites. Australians are too obsessed with sport, so unlike the cultured European countries, they said . You hardly hear that lament these days. The European...
