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ARM Press release: Prince William and Australia (18/1/10)

Submitted by davdon on Mon, 18/01/2010 - 15:28
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Australian Republican Movement MEDIA RELEASE Prince William and Australia 19 January, 2010   The second in line to the title ‘King of Australia’, Prince William, is due to arrive in Australia today for just the second time, the only other being when he was 10 months old.

The Queen asserts that she is Australia's head of state

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In a blow to those monarchists who have tried to claim the Governor General is Australia's head of state, the Queen has reasserted her claim on the title "head of state" of Australia by using it in the announcement of her address to the UN in July.   Read the full story here.

Prince charming won't stall the march to republicanism (Mike Steketee, The Australian, 23/1/10)

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SOME who turned out for Prince William in Sydney and Melbourne this week thought they saw Lady Di's eyes. Others picked his mother's smile or her heart. All very interesting. But don't imagine it has anything much to do with Australia's future. Even if William revives interest in the monarchy - and despite the hype the Australian crowds were modest - we have a while to wait until that translates into King William, Australia's head of state.

Reconciliation must come with the republic (The Australia, 14/1/10)

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Noel Pearson reflects much of what is in the ARM policy. As he says: "I hope for the day when an Australian Republic affirms that our country is built upon two foundation stones: the indigenous heritage, and the British heritage. An Australian Republic affirming our British heritage and the great migration success story that followed, would recognise that which was long denied: this continent was possessed of an ancient civilisation and still is."  

10 years on, 59% want Australian republic

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MEDIA RELEASE 10 years on, 59% want republic 06 November 2009 On the 6th of November 1999 the world was a far different place.  

Politicians need to provide leadership 10 years after referendum (Australian, 31/10/09)

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Mike Steketee in the Australian laments the lack of policial leadership on the issue of the republic, 10 years after the referendum.   Read the article here.

On her own head (SMH, 31/10/09)

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David Marr writes in the Sydney Morning Herald: "Since the defeat of the referendum 10 years ago next week, republicans have been living in a state of postponement. The political establishment has never been more republican, yet never more wedded to delay."   Read the full story here.

Queen's birthday not an appropriate holiday for Australians (Sunday-Mail, 1/11/09)

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Currently, only Victorians have the Melbourne Cup Day holiday. The Australian Republican Movement's David Donovan said he would back the change if it had enough support. "We don't think the Queen's birthday is an appropriate holiday," he said. "We really think it should be removed and given the Melbourne Cup Day is probably a festival for Australia and touches the heart of many Australians then it is probably a move we would support."  

God save us from these old royal refrains

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The Melbourne Festival asked people to rise for 'God Save the Queen' before a performance by the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Find out why by reading the full story here.

A dose of libertarianism would enhance our democracy (The Australian, 4/10/09)

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Whereas government services such as schools and police in the US and Britain are often accountable to local communities through direct or municipal elections, in Australia the crown dispatched its officers from the centre to administer a people who could not be trusted. Here a shift to a republic becomes important as a means of enhancing democratic accountability and citizenship.

ARM media release: 'How about a head of state that supports Australia at sport?'

Submitted by davdon on Thu, 03/09/2009 - 12:14
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MEDIA RELEASE HOW ABOUT A HEAD OF STATE THAT SUPPORTS AUSTRALIA AT SPORT?

UMR poll: Australian's want a republic and another referendum (27/8/09)

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A recent poll by UMR research of 1,000 Australians has found that 51% of Australian's support a republic, compared to 30% against. 53% support a referendum in the next term of parliament.

Conversations About The Commonwealth (22/7/09)

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  There has never been a campaign for Australia to leave the Commonwealth. In fact there has never been a serious debate. But there has been in the recent past a fraudulent campaign claiming that Australia would be ejected from the Commonwealth if it chose to become a republic with an Australian head of state. This dishonest claim was made by monarchists during the 1999 referendum campaign to try to turn Australians away from constitutional change.

Will we Harry to a republic? (12/7/09)

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THOSE royal minders really can be killjoys. When Prince William let slip to some Aussie well-wishers in London that he might be heading to Melbourne later this year, the official response was "no plans".

Sunshine Coast youth push for republic (27/6/2009)

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The republican movement’s push for Coast support for an Australian Republic by 2015 is being driven in part by a grade 12 high school student. Maroochydore High captain Mark Pennini is the media liaison and youth officer for the newly formed Sunshine Coast forum Committee of the Australian Republican Movement. Read more about this story here.

Government Committee produces a lukewarm response on republic (15/6/09)

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The Committee investigating the Green's Plebsicite for an Australian Republic 2008 bill produced a report that said the country needs more constitutional education.

It's our republic, not a dance with her maj's heirs (by Prof George Williams - 16/6/09)

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  Great opinion piece that definitively rebuts the “wait for the Queen to die” argument and emphasises the real need for this constitutional reform before Britain makes changes to their succession rules, which has been much mooted in recent times.

Queen's Birthday Irrelevant, let's celebrate something important

Submitted by davdon on Thu, 11/06/2009 - 15:00
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  QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY IRRELEVANT – LET’S CELEBRATE SOMETHING IMPORTANT   Sixty-five per cent of Australians responding to the realholiday.com.au survey said that celebrating the queen’s birthday is no longer relevant to multicultural Australia.   But most also said that getting rid of the long-weekend would be “un-Australian”.  

Queens Birthday Articles

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There have been a number of stories in the national papers this long weekend about the relevance of the Queen.