One of the suggestions to come from a recent members' forum was the suggestion that many members would like to have the opportunity to attend republican meetings during the day.
This demand arises from changed lifestyles, the fact that many busy people prefer a lunchtime meeting to having to go out again for 'another night-time meeting'.
Republic an issue, not a priority
April 03, 2008
PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd today promised that Labor would not walk away from the issue of an Australian republic, but reaffirmed it was not a priority for the government.
Rudd was asked the question on whether Australia was still considering becoming a republic by a former British Labour MP after a speech h
by John Pyke | April 5, 2008
The 2020 stage-management committee has released background papers for the 10 working groups. Links to the Governance one are at http://www.australia2020.gov.au/topics/governance.cfm together with a somewhat expanded summary of the topic. Christian Kerr from the Australian describes them
Mr Martin James Bailey, WA; Mr Joseph Martin Fernandez, WA; Ms Pia-Angela Francini, WA; Ms Alison Lesley Gaines, WA; Professor Janette Hartz-Karp, WA; Ms Holly Elizabeth Ransom, WA; Mr Wayne Francis Scheggia, WA; Dr Christine (Chrissy) Sharp, WA; Mr Peter Ajak, VIC; Professor Judith Margaret Brett, VIC; Mr Julian William Kennedy Burnside, VIC; Mr Paul Chadwick, VIC; Professor Allan Fels, VIC; Ms Iresha Herath, VIC; Ms Kristen Anna Isobel Hilton, VIC; Professor Sarah Louise Joseph, VIC; Ms Janice Winearls Keynton, VIC; D
Governor General has not encountered any desire for republic March 9, 2008
Monica Attard: Your Excellency can I ask you, do you think the time will ever come when Australia will be ready to become a Republic.
by Phillip Coorey | March 14, 2008
Nick Minchin wields a fair bit of influence within the federal parliamentary Liberal Party, especially with John Howard out of the way. Like a poor man's Karl Rove, Minchin gets the blame for all manner of occurrences, some of which he is responsible for, and others over which he has no control whatsoever.
Such, however, is the lot of the operative.
by Chris Thomson | March 15, 2008
A portait of Queen Elizabeth II that will oversee all formal proceedings of Stirling council from now on has a pro-republic councillor in a right royal rage.
"The portraits will be honouring our head of state, who lives in another country thousands of miles away, who I would suggest has never been to, or heard of, the City of Stirling," Osborne warder David Michael said.
by Graham Smith | March 10, 2008
Kevin Rudd has said the question of an Australian republic is not his highest priority, that there are more pressing concerns for his first term in office. I'm sure many Australians would agree, but those of us who campaign for a British republic are eagerly awaiting the next republican push Down Under - because the sooner you ditch the monarchy, the sooner we can too.
Hard-core Howardistas keep the flame alive
by Mike Carlton | March 15, 2008
IN THE icy wastes of their remote alpine redoubt, the hard-core Howardistas keep the flame alive.
