Fijian Soldier Serving in Iraq
In the nineteenth century when native ruler Seru Epenisa Cakobau declared himself King or paramount chief of Fiji (Fijian: Tui Viti). In 1874, he voluntarily ceded sovereignty of the islands to Britain, which made...
Mate for a Head of State
Why the sausages? The Mate for a Head of State campaign was launched by leading republicans in 2005 to raise public interest and support for a vague undefined politicians’ republic. Widely reported in the media,...
Parliament declares Governor-General to be Head of State
While our Constitution does not say who the Head of State is, there is no doubt that under international law the Governor-General is Head of State. And in 1907, the High Court, consisting of...
The Crown – providing leadership beyond politics
Above anything else, Australians for a Constitutional Monarchy argues that our oldest institution, the Crown, is above politics and is thus an absolutely necessary check and balance in our...
Facebook: ACM has 20,000 fans
New Zealanders sensibly show no intention, whatsoever, of changing their constitution to remove the New Zealand Crown.
This may explain the curious interest of the leader of the New Zealand republican movement, Mr Lewis Holden,...
Magic of Monarchy – Theme of Twelfth National Conference in Melbourne
ACM has announced details of our national conference which takes place this year in Melbourne on the weekend of 8 and 9 October. You can download the brochure here.
This is ACM's 12th such...
ACM did not try to recuit Queen to 1999 vote No campaign – after all HM is above politics
I sent the following letter to The Australian on Monday 26 September:
“Philip Flood says (26/9) that in the 1999 referendum campaign, Buckingham Palace ’ declined requests by monarchist groups in...
How they do it in a republic – Vladimir Putin to rule Russia for a quarter century
Dimitry Medvedev, the Russian president, has proposed Vladimir Putin, former president and now prime minister, as presidential candidate for 2012, almost certainly guaranteeing Mr. Putin will continue to rule Russia for another six or...
When republicans banned the Australian Flag flying over Bondi Beach
The coming Royal Visit led to a nostalgic look on Facebook at a great event during first 1954 Royal tour, the Bondi Beach Surf Carnival. There were enormous crowds 40,000 at...
The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh – Canberra, Brisbane, Melbourne & Perth
The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh are in Australia in October 2011. Australians will welcome them warmly. The Premiers have been lobbying for the Royal Couple to visit their states; obviously not all can be...
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