2003
 Friday
30 May 2003
- The
Queen's Representative in Australia "As the
Prime Minister ponders the advice that he will
tender to the Queen about the next
Governor-General we should all be absolutely
clear about one thing. Whoever is appointed they
will be the "Queen's Man" or the
"Queen's Woman". The Governor-General
is the Queen's Representative in Australia."
more...
Wednesday
28 May 2003
- THE
RESIGNATION AND THE REPUBLIC "The
resignation of the Governor General takes us
right back to the issues debated during the 1999
republic referendum." more...
Wednesday
28 May 2003
- PM Should
Go to the People and Parliament "The
Prime Minister should use the crisis over the
Governor-General to go to the people and the
parliament for both the method of choice for
future Governors-General and on whether to move
to a republic, Greens Senator Bob
Brown said today." more...
Monday
26 May 2003
- Only A
Republic Will Fix This Broken System "the
unprecedented resignation of the Governor-General
further shows that the current system is broken
and needs replacing" more...
Monday
26 May 2003
- A new
method for appointing Australia's
Governor-General A joint
statement by the Leader of the Opposition
Simon Crean and Shadow
Attorney-General Robert McClelland
says "The traumatic events leading to the
resignation of Peter Hollingworth have confirmed
that the choice of who acts as Australia's head
of state cannot be left solely in the hands of
the Prime Minister." more...
Monday
26 May 2003
- An
Australian Republic - It's time In a Media
Release, Australian Democrats
Spokesperson for the Republic, Senator
Natasha Stott Despoja says "The
circumstances leading to the Governor-General's
resignation illustrates the inherent flaws in a
Constitutional system where the Head of State is
appointed by an absent monarch on the sole advice
of the Prime Minister" more...
Tuesday
13 May 2003
- The
Republic is Back on the Agenda "the
unprecedented standing aside of the
Governor-General further shows that the current
system is broken and needs replacing" more...
Thursday 8
May 2003 - Bigger
Lessons: Republican Perspectives on the
Governor-General "Its
broke. So let's fix it". more...
Tuesday 6
May 2003 - Australian
Republican Movement’s statement regarding
the Governor General Australians
deserve better than the drawn out and distressing
controversy around the Queen's representative in
Australia, the Governor General. more...
Friday
25 April 2003
- Canberra
Times Article by John Warhurst The task now
for republicans: A majority wants a republic but
there is disagreement about what sort and how the
head of state should be elected. more...
15-16
April 2003
- University
of Tasmania, Hobart - Address by John Warhurst Will
Australians only get one chance to vote for a
republic? more...
Saturday
15 February 2003
- Theatre
Night In
conjunction with the National Multicultural
Festival and the Tuggeranong Arts Centre - CARBONI by John
Romeril. Raffaello Carboni
was one of the leaders of the Ballarat Eureka
Rebellion in 1854. The night was a great
success and resulted in a donation to the
Canberra Bush Fire Appeal.
Friday
24 January 2003 - Australia
Day Statement. "we
can rectify the gap between national pride and
our political institutions by taking the next
step to a republic with an Australian Head of
State" more...
2002
Tuesday
26 November - Differing
views aren't 'a split' - letter in the Canberra
Times. "That
a former chairman of the Australian Republican
Movement, Greg Barns, has expressed a view that
is a little outside those of its current chairman
Professor John Warhurst, hardly constitutes a
'split'" more...
Saturday
16 November - Paper
delivered to the Constitutional Futures
Conference in Brisbane - by John Warhurst. This
paper addresses the topic of the global and
historical context of an Australian republic from
the perspective of the Australian Republican
Movement. more...
Friday
1 November - Debate
over our head of state makes a welcome return -
by John Warhurst - Public
concern and discussions about the operation of
all our political institutions, including the
Governor-General, are healthy signs of openness
to change. more...
Sunday
27 October - Reviving
the Republic -
an address by Lindsay Tanner, Federal Member for
Melbourne to the Victorian Conference of the
Australian Republican Movement. more...
Tuesday 22
October - Dinner
with Senator Amanda Vanstone - The
Hon. Amanda Vanstone, Senator for South
Australia, Minister for Family and Community
Services, Minister Assisting the Prime Minister
for the Status of Women and prominent Republican
addressed a full house at the Republic restaurant
in Civic. The evening was a great success -
thanks to the organisers.
Friday
27 September -
Defending our celebrities and good causes - by
John Warhurst - The
ARM is not the only group to use well-known
people to sell a message. more...
Sunday
22 September - Republicans
Must Commit Themselves to a Long Haul - by John
Warhurst
- Republicans must win over country and
suburban voters if we are to see an Australian
Head of State, the Australian Republican
Movement’s new chairman says. more...
Sunday 22
September - New
ARM Chair on ABC Insiders
- President (sic) denies
ARM should be disbanded - Barrie
Cassidy and the Panel talk to John Warhurst the
President (please read as 'Chairman' - editor)
of the Australian Republican Movement.
Participating in the discussion panel is Mike
Seccombe from the Sydney Morning Herald, Samantha
Maiden from the Adelaide Advertiser and Piers
Akerman from the Daily Telegraph. more...
Wednesday
18 September - John
Warhurst Elected as National Chairman - The
convenor of the ACT Branch of the ARM, Prof. John
Warhurst, has been elected as National Chairman
of the Australian Republican Movement. The ACT
Branch very much welcomes the news and wishes
John all the best in his new, well deserved
position. more...
Sunday 15
September - 2002
NSW-ACT State Conference - The
inaugural NSW-ACT State Conference was held at
Parramatta Leagues Club. It was attended by more
than 120 ARM members from NSW and the ACT. more...
September
2002 Meeting - Brief
notes from the meeting (2
September 2002) for members who
were not present
August
2002 Meeting
The
motion put by Bryan Lobascher
was debated and then defeated (14 to 5).
Some of the debate can be viewed here...
Four candidates for
the National Committee Elections gave
brief addresses (Glen Giffin
of NSW, Audrey Kinnear, Adam
Kirk and Bryan Lobascher
- all from the ACT)
Bryan Lobascher
gave advance notice of a motion
to be put to the September meeting.
The new motion can be viewed here...
6
Jul 2002 - We
want head of state whose first loyalty is
Australia: Senator Amanda Vanstone
Family and Community Services Minister Amanda
Vanstone put the case for an Australian republic
back on the agenda yesterday. more...>
Bryan
Lobascher - Our guest
speaker at the July meeting was
founding convernor of the ACT ARM branch, Bryan
Lobascher. An edited transcript of
Bryan's speech is here...
14
Jun 2002 - Options
sought for selecting state governors - John
Warhurst
The Australian Republican Movement's Queen's
Birthday statement addresses the subject of state
governors. It calls on "state premiers, all
of whom are republicans, to democratise the
method of selection for state governors". more... >
10
June 2002 - Queen's
Birthday 2002 Statement
The Australian Republican Movement (ARM)
Chair, Mr Greg Barns, and Deputy Chairs, Susan
Ryan and Richard Fidler, today released the ARM's
Queen's Birthday statement. more... >
6
May 2002 - Notes
from a talk given by Sarah Brasch at ACT ARM
The first Women's Constitutional Convention
was held in January 1998 right before the
Constitutional Convention which led to the
holding of the 1999 Referendum on the republic. more... >
6
April 2002 - Goulburn
Trip - Following
his talk to our October meeting last year, local
historian and author David Headon
spoke at a reception in Goulburn
on Saturday 6th April 2002 at
the newly renovated, Australian Heritage
registered Mandelson's
Hotel. more...
8
Feb 2002 - Let's
thank Queen and move on - Canberra Times
editorial - 8 Feb 2002
YESTERDAY'S golden jubilee of the Queen of
Australia passed virtually unnoticed by most
Australians. It is sad in a way. The Queen has
been the very model of a modern constitutional
monarch. more... >
26
Jan 2002 - Symbols
of a nation must unify - Canberra Times - 26 Jan
2002
FEW other nations on Earth would have so much
debate and ambivalence about its national symbols
than Australia. The debate will no doubt get a
fresh head of steam today Australia Day. Much of
the debate is heated and emotional rather than
rational and calm that is because it is about
emotional things. more... >
8
Jan 2002 - Belittling
our own potential - Greg Barns
TONY Abbott's speech to the Young Liberals last
Friday demonstrates the intellectual bankruptcy
of a populist conservatism that prefers to cling
to the values and symbols of the past rather than
embrace those that define our future. more... >
2001
The Corowa
Peoples' Conference - The
conference was held over the weekend of 1st
and 2nd December, 2001 in Corowa, NSW as
it was the Corowa Conference of 1893 which put
forward the process that enabled Australia to
decide on Federation.
You can view more detail via their
website...>
See below for
two items from the Canberra Times
on the outcome of the conference.
7
Dec 2001 - Talks
breathe new life into an old dream - John
Warhurst
THE BEST chance for the republic issue during the
course of the third Howard Government is for last
weekend's People's Conference 2001, in Corowa, to
inject new ideas into the debate and fresh
inspiration into the participants, and put enough
pressure on the Government. more... >
4
Dec 2001 - Long
road to republic - Canberra Times Editorial,
December 4
THE Corowa People's Conference, which met at the
weekend, has recommended a long process towards
another referendum on whether Australia should
become a republic. more... >
Mark
McKenna was our guest speaker at the November
2001 meeting. You can see a report on
his address here...>.
Richard
Fidler is a long time member of the ARM
and was a founding member of the 'Yes Coalition'.
In 2001 he was elected to the ARM's National
Committee and was recently appointed Deputy Chair
replacing Anne Witheford.
He is a television writer and presenter and is a
former member of Canberra's comedy trio the Doug
Anthony Allstars. DAAS was born on the streets of
Petrie Plaza as a busking group that would
regularly assault the sensibilities of Saturday
morning shoppers.
On Thursday 18 October 2001,
Richard was joined by a full-house at the
Republic restaurant. more...>
17
Aug 2001 - New
ACT Branch Council Announced
All election results have now been finalised. The
ACT results are here.
For the
complete report see www.republic.org.au/election.html
11
July 2001 - 'Why
the Republic Still Matters' - Greg Barns' address
to the National Press Club
Chair of the ARM, Greg Barns, addressed the
National Press Club on Wednesday 11 July 2001. more... >
9
July 2001 - 'Pub
in the republic' night at King O'Malley's
On Monday 9 July 2001, author Bob Ellis addressed
members and other republicans on Federation. more...
>
6
July 2001 - 'Hollingworth
can make step to republic easier'
THE NEW Governor-General has just completed his
first week in office. All eyes will be on Dr
Peter Hollingworth during his five-year term
because the position is now more than ever the
centre of our public life and our constitutional
debate. more...
>
12
June 2001 - Republicans
sing Happy Birthday to Sir William Deane
A group of republicans have marked the Queen's
Birthday holiday by singing to our
Governor-General. more...
>
11
June 2001 - Happy
Birthday Sir William?
If Governor-General Sir William Deane is at home
today he will be bewildered (unless he first
reads this news story at the Vice-Regal
breakfast) when members of the ACT branch of the
Australian Republican Movement assemble at his
Yarralumla front gate at noon to sing Happy
Birthday to him. Sir William's actual birthday is
January 4. more...
>
February
2001 - A
Clearer Constitution
At our February meeting, Marc Mowbray-d'Arbela
and Bruce Topperwien gave us an introduction to
their proposal for a Clearer Australian
Constitution. They have now developed the idea
further and are seeking comments and feedback.
more...
>
January
2001 - Petitions
- Signatures for the Republic
The ARM has launched an initiative that will
provide the opportunity for Australians who want
a republic to sign a Petition that will be
presented to both Houses of Federal Parliament. more...
>
OTHER
ITEMS
National
Council Election Results
- The results of the polls are now
available on the naional web site.
Congratulations to Audrey
Ngingali-Kinnear for her election. more...
The
Queen's Birthday holiday should be dumped
Results
of the Limerick competition - and a CHALLENGE
Republican
Women's Network Launched
The
ARM Launches New Slogan: "Our Republic - The
Next Step"
The
Chair of the Australian Republican
Movement, Mr Greg Barns, today launched
the ARM's new slogan "Our Republic -
the Next Step". more...
Locally,
several members braved the tropical heat
and humidity to stroll through the
Australia Day crowds distributing
stickers and gathering signatures on the
petition. The response was, as normal,
very supportive. Our special thanks to
the people in the NRMA Parent
Link tent
for their assistance in blowing up some
green and gold balloons.
view
new sticker
Sure,
we've come a long way - but we're not there yet
The
Centenary of Federation: A Republic - the Next
Step
New
ARM leadership team
Republican
Community BBQ a great success
Kim
Beazley launches Labor's plan to revive the
republic
The
National Convention of Republicans
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