Monarchists lacking in Human Development

by Lewis Holden

According to Australians for Crowned Ridiculousness, monarchies are better places to live in because they apparently outperform republics on life expectancy, literacy and GDP per capita, writes Lewis Holden.

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Waiting for Her Majesty to Die

by Scott Crawford

It is morbid, irresponsible and disrespectful for Australia’s constitutional future to be resting on whether or not our Head of State succumbs to the inevitable, writes Scott Crawford.

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Sending the monarchy home first class

Time to buy the expensive "Australian" monarchy a one-way ticket back to Britain, says senior correspondent Barry Everingham.

A few months ago the Daily Mail, one of London’s leading tabloids, ran a story penned by Nick Wood, one of the paper’s scribes, which can only be described as the beat up to end all beat-ups.

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Assert our National Identity

by Terry Fewtrell

We should draw on the bravery of our Diggers on Anzac Day and have an Australian head of state, TERRY FEWTRELL writes

The dawn service at Gallipoli can be chilling. But it is not just the chill of the air that cuts to the bone.

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Australia ignores Diamond Jubilee

Today Monday, 6 February 2012 marks 60 years since Queen Elizabeth II acceded to the throne but it appears most ordinary Australians couldn’t care less, reports history editor Dr Glenn Davies.

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