The republic debate has fallen off the national agenda not because of the GFC, but because our nation’s leaders — most of them republicans — don’t want to admit the only preference that would pass involves a president elected by the people not the parliament, says Ray Cassin.
Republic
Is it time for Australia to become a republic?
It’s ten years since the republic referendum failed and it’s time to restart the debate, says George Williams. Let’s have an initial popular vote to establish we do want a republic, then vote again for the type of republic we want.
The Republic of Australia and New Zealand?
Australia and New Zealand living peacefully as one combined republic? It sounds far fetched, but Rodney Crisp provides a compelling, if odd, economic and historical argument.
Political snippets: Australian Liberals take Republican line
Australian Libs reckon we are TEA’d. Read on for the latest political acronym you need to know.
Briefly Business: Morgan confidence, RBA Outlook, Octaviar, MFS, NAB
Yet another departure from Octaviar … MFS directors sued … Crentro’s struggle for survival … the unhealthy relationship between real estate valuers and developers … NAB’s profit.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Comments, corrections, clarifications, and c*ckups
The lunatics in the RBA asylum … Israel’s 60th birthday … David Flint and the Republic … party politics in NSW … Burmese prawns …
The horrid and gritty truth about the Republic – An Essay
Nature abhors a vacuum…
Flint: The 2020 vision of the republic
We now have an idea how this summit will operate. And it’s not pretty, writes David Flint.
