Reconciliation debate


Pearson: Reconcilation and a republic go hand in hand

It’s not possible to have reconciliation with Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australia without also having an Australian republic. A republic would mark reconciliation as a symbolic moment in time, says Noel Pearson.

The PM’s sorry history

Media coverage of Prime Minister John Howard saying “sorry” for interest rate rises was seized upon by the Opposition yesterday. More fool them. The PM later sprung his trap, revealing that when he said “sorry”, it wasn’t actually an apology!