Northern Territory Statehood

In 2007, the Northern Territory Statehood Steering Committee released a Community Discussion Paper, “Constitutional Paths to Statehood.” The paper discusses the form and content of a future Northern Territory Constitution to...

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Crown, The Australian

For a detailed examination of the role and function of the Australian Crown, download the PDF, “Her Majesty at 80: Impeccable Service in an Indispensable Office.”

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Her Majesty at 80

HER MAJESTY AT 80:IMPECCABLE SERVICE IN ANINDISPENSABLE OFFICE byDavid Flint Foreword byTony Abbott, MP Click here to download Her Majesty at 80 as a PDF file.

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Why We Should Keep The Crown

Hysteria for an Australian republic is leading people to ask the wrong questions and hence get the wrong Constitutional answers.

The fundamental question is: "what is the best system of government for...

The Governor-General is our Head of State

On 26 June 2003 the Australian Senate charged its Legal and Constitutional References Committee with conducting an inquiry into “the most appropriate process for moving towards the establishment of an Australian republic with an...

Australia In The Twenty-First Century: An Independent and Self-Determining Nation

The arguments advanced for changing our Australian Constitution from its present form, in which a constitutional monarchy is the model, to a republican model (the details of which are as yet substantially undefined), include...

Australia, Canada, and the Constitutional Impossibility of ‘Managed Change’

In his 'Dictionary of Political Thought', the British conservative philosopher Roger Scruton suggested that the Enlightenment was characterised by, among other things, a ‘scepticism towards traditional authority in matters of religion and politics, an...

The Importance of Australia Week Celebrations

One of the major events of Australia Week in London was a reception in the magnificent Royal Gallery in the Houses of Parliament at Westminster.

There were three processional entries. Each was preceded...

Read more 21/08/2000 at 8:37 AM Professor David Flint AM

Constitution Building For A Possible Republic – The Problems

A reasonable understanding of our Constitution and the way it works will demonstrate to a fair minded person that responsible change to a republic requires much more than removal of all references to the...

The Constitutional Framework Of The Australian Monarchy

One hundred years ago, the people of Australia were in the midst of a great constitutional debate; they had to decide whether the six colonies should unite as one nation. The debate had arisen...

Australians for Constitutional Monarchy

No Republic!

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