by DAVID FLINT – AUSTRALIANS’ pessimism about the future is now probably at its highest level ever. Polling suggests an extraordinary two out of three Australians say the country is heading in the wrong direction. This is hardly surprising. In the early…
by DAVID FLINT – AUSTRALIA has lost one of its most extraordinary and most artistic craftsmen. Jim Frecklington, royal coachmaker, horseman, artist and patriot, has passed away at the age of 76. There can have been few Australians of modern times who…
by FRED PAWLE – THIS should be a golden era for the elitists of the Australian Republican Movement. Their silence now proves that their intentions were never honourable. It’s easy to forget how urgently Australia once needed to sever ties with the…
by DAVID FLINT – ON THE Fourth of July, the United States will celebrate the 250th anniversary of their separation from the British Crown. Plagued by institutional paralysis and cultural fracture, this is a fitting moment to ask a fundamental question. A…
by CRYSTAL-ROSE JONES – PRO and anti-republicans have weighed in after the position of Assistant Minister for a Republic was axed by Anthony Albanese in a recent cabinet reshuffle. Kingsford Smith MP Matt Thistlethwaite was removed from the portfolio during the July…
by DAVID FLINT – IF AUSTRALIA’S republican establishment had had its way, we could have found ourselves in a predicament similar to France’s today. The news from France, as well as Rupert Murdoch’s surprise answer when asked whether we would be a…
by DAVID FLINT – DEBATE over the appointment of a new governor-general is almost a century old. Notwithstanding the current controversy, Australians for Constitutional Monarchy has congratulated Samantha Mostyn. On occasions such as this, it is appropriate to ask what sound constitutional…
by DAVID FLINT – THERE would be hardly anyone, at least anyone with a heart, who has not been moved by what has befallen the King, and now Catherine, Princess of Wales. Both have shown great dignity and great courage. The worldwide…
by DAVID FLINT – AS A direct result of his massive 61:39 loss in the Voice referendum to divide Australians by race we should, with a certain irony, thank Anthony Albanese. As a consequence of rank-and-file Australians overwhelmingly saying No, they won’t…
by DAVID FLINT – BILL Hayden was without doubt the best Labor prime minister Australia never had, a man of great ability, common sense and integrity. A policeman, he had a life before politics in a way which is unusual today. Mr…
