Download or read book The Australian Republic written by John Uhr and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The political issue of the second half of 1999 in Australia will be the republic referendum. This book sets out all the reasons why Australians should vote for a president and against the monarchy. It covers all shades of republican views - the Australian Republican Movement as well as direct election views.
Download or read book Republicanism and Responsible Government written by Benjamin T. Jones and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2014-06-01 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite remarkable similarities, little attempt has been made to compare the political development of colonial-era Australia and Canada. Both nations were born as British colonies and used violent and non-violent means to agitate for democratic freedoms. Republicanism and Responsible Government explores how these sister colonies transformed the very nature of the British Empire by insisting on democratic self-rule. Focusing on the middle of the nineteenth century, Benjamin Jones explores key points in colonial Australian and Canadian history - Canada's Rebellions of 1837-38 and the Durham Report, and Australia's anti-transportation movement and the Eureka Stockade. Previously, historians have looked to liberalism when explaining radicalism and democratization. Jones, however, contends that Canadian and Australian radicals and reformers were influenced by the ancient political philosophy of civic republicanism, with its focus on collectivism, civic duty, and virtue. William Lyon Mackenzie and John Dunmore Lang, he argues, did not champion republicanism to achieve individual rights but to create a virtuous society free from the corruption they saw in the status quo. Republicanism and Responsible Government challenges traditional interpretations of key events in Australian and Canadian history and shows that even though both nations remain constitutional monarchies, republican ideas have shaped their foundations since the earliest days of settlement.
Download or read book Australian Republicanism written by Mark McKenna and published by Melbourne University. This book was released on 2003 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title aims to transform the way Australians understand republicanism. It offers Australian viewpoints, from the famous to the obscure, the official to the flagrantly informal, the rhetorical to the ridiculous. The authors argue that the republic has a place in Australia's future, but only if it is founded on inclusion.
Download or read book This Time written by Benjamin T. Jones and published by Black Inc.. This book was released on 2018-01-24 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘Australia was born in chains and is not yet fully free’ —John Hirst In this crisp yet comprehensive book, Benjamin T. Jones explores Australia’s long republican history and boldly charts a path to an independent future. With republicans leading every government around the nation, now is the time to discuss not only why Australia should become a republic, but what kind of republic it should be. In This Time, Benjamin reveals the fascinating early history of the republican movement of the 1850s and its larger-than-life characters. He discusses Australia’s past as a predominantly Anglo monoculture and why we need a new model for a transformed nation. He demolishes monarchist arguments and discusses what went wrong in 1999 and the way forward from here, including the best method for appointing an Australian head of state. ‘To propose that an Australian should be the Australian head of state does not appear revolutionary or incendiary. If anything, it seems a rather banal and obvious assertion. “Isn’t that already the case?”, some may even ask. Flip an Australian coin and you’ll have your answer.’—Benjamin T. Jones Benjamin T. Jones is a Research Fellow in the School of History, ANU. His other books include Republicanism and Responsible Government and Project Republic (as co-editor). He is a regular guest on ABC Radio National and contributor to The Conversation.
Download or read book Constitutional Politics written by John Warhurst and published by Univ. of Queensland Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No Marketing Blurb
Download or read book Choosing the Republic written by Glenn Patmore and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2010-09 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exploring how the people in a constitutional monarchy may choose to institute a republic, this chronicle delves into republican philosophy, the history and practicalities of constitutional change, and the politics of popular debate. Featuring excerpts from interviews with key Australian leaders, the text examines the republican question from the...
Download or read book Records of the Australian Republican Movement written by Australian Republican Movement and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 45 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: MS Acc04.201 comprises press cuttings, membership records, printed ephemera, photograph albums, accounts, financial statements, directors' reports, correspondence, videos and audio tapes and other records (29 boxes, 4 cartons, 2 fol. boxes, 2 elephant fol. packages).
Download or read book Monarchy to Republic written by George Winterton and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1994 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Australian republicanism has moved to the centre of our national agenda and is likely to be achieved within the next generation. However, the details of that republican government have yet to emerge. This updated version of Monarchy to Republic provides the latest developments in public opinion and arguments for and against retaining a monarchy. George Winterton focuses on the practical constitutional and governmental issues involved in establishing an Australian republic. An important reference work, Monarchy to Republic now includes the latest developments in public opinion, arguments for and against retaining the monarchy, and recent constitutional developments.
Download or read book The Reluctant Republic written by Malcolm Turnbull and published by Hardie Grant Publishing. This book was released on 2020-04-20 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before he became Australia’s 29th Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull was a leading figure in the Australian republic movement. The Reluctant Republic, originally released in 1993 and with a foreword by Bob Hughes, was Turnbull's manifesto. It remains a hugely relevant outline for Australian republicanism. The book traces the constitutional relationship with Great Britain in order to reveal Australia’s identity as a nation, and explores the political and historical options and imperatives for an Australian republic. Turnbull presents his plan for Australia’s future as a republic and includes recommendations from the report by the Republic Advisory Committee to Prime Minister Paul Keating, of which Turnbull was chair.
Download or read book Fiducial Governance written by John Power and published by ANU E Press. This book was released on 2010-07-01 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: FIDUCIAL GOVERNANCE: AN AUSTRALIAN REPUBLIC FOR THE NEW MILLENNIUM represents an attempt to grapple with the challenges of designing governance regimes suited to the new millennium. Power's monograph asserts the need for the reform of Australian governance and charts Australia's fitful progress towards a republican future. Along the way he sketches a framework for constitutional reform, mindful of the strengths and weaknesses of the current system of government and the contest of ideas about the role and configuration of Australian Heads of State. Long a frustrated Australian republican, Power contends that the republican log jam is due in significant part to a lack of respect shown by the republican policy community to the contribution long made to good governance by monarchical heads of state. This monograph seeks to draw lessons from this experience, so as to make the republican venture one of substance for the Australian public. In so doing, Power draws on a range of republican, indigenous and feminist writings in order to develop a new framework of 'fiducial governance' aimed at enhancing the trustworthiness and integrity of our institutions of governance, thereby paving the way for the replacement of the monarch by a directly elected head of state. This is an erudite and thoughtful book that will be of interest to those with an interest in systems of governance and to constitutional scholars, whether they be republicans or monarchists.
Download or read book Project Republic written by Benjamin T. Jones and published by Black Inc.. This book was released on 2013-05-31 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's time for some straight talk about Australia's future. We need a head of state who shares a genuine affinity with our country. True independence does not require us to relinquish affection for the Queen or downplay excitement about a royal birth or wedding. Rather it is a chance for national renewal, and to lend an Australian dignity to the highest office in the land. In short: to decide what kind of country we want to live in. Featuring forewords by Malcolm Turnbull and Wayne Swan, Project Republic unites a range of passionate Australian voices to show why Australia must become a republic – and how we can get there from here. Henry Reynolds / Thomas Keneally / Larissa Behrendt / John Hirst / Julian Morrow / Helen Irving / Mark Tredinnick John Warhurst / David Morris / George Williams / Joy Mccann / Erika Smith / Anthony Dillon / Paul Pickering / James Curran / David Donovan / George Winterton
Download or read book Crown Or Country written by David John Headon and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Crown or Country is about the historical and cultural presence of republicanism in Australia. The republican debate - neither new nor even recent - commenced with the arrival of the First Fleet. It has been conducted with greater or lesser vigour ever since. The essays in this collection explore the meaning of republicanism in Australia as it developed in political movements and as it has been advanced by individuals like Daniel Henry Deniehy, Charles Harpur and John Dunmore Lang; Geoff Dutton, Donald Horne and Paul Keating. The contribution of these and many more republicans to Australian history and culture is re-assessed in this volume." "The argument about republicanism in Australia in the 1990s is far more than a debate about the place of the Crown. To restrict the discussion to the presence or absence of the Queen is to miss much of the richness of republicanism, and to miss an opportunity to reshape Australia. Citizenship, rights, duties, identity and the pursuit of a fair and compassionate society are all part of the important historical legacy of republicanism." "From Mr Boston's Pig to Mr Keating's committee, the essays in Crown or Country are concerned with history, personal political experience and the cultural manifestations of the long-standing experience of Australian republicanism. This book is destined to become an essential text for all those interested in the Great Republican Debate."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Download or read book The Captive Republic written by Mark McKenna and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1996-12-23 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The idea of an Australian republic has existed from the moment the First Fleet sailed into Sydney Harbour. This book is a comprehensive history of republican thought and activity in Australia and traces republican debate in Australia from 1788. It explains the pivotal role played by republican philosophies in the decades before responsible government was granted to the Australian colonies in 1856 and prior to federation in 1901. Mark McKenna also describes the often erratic appearance of republicanism during the twentieth century, focusing in particular on the period after 1975, when the issue of a republic became a prominent and increasingly fixed term on the political agenda. This book will be essential reading for all those with an interest in political and intellectual history. It calls for a higher level of public debate about the republic and makes an outstanding contribution to this debate itself.
Download or read book An Australian Republic written by Greg Barns and published by Scribe Publications. This book was released on 2006 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Australian republic is so near, yet so far. The prime minister, John Howard, is so vehemently opposed to any change in the status quo that there seems little likelihood of the republic being placed on the political agenda in the near future. As the 1999 referendum showed, the confrontational nature of our democracy is tailor-made for political opportunism and negative campaigns, and will always be a potential obstacle to the republican cause. The desire for a more appropriate constitutional form for contemporary Australia has been placed in the too-hard basket by many of its supporters. Greg Barns and Anna Krawec-Wheaton are more hopeful. They argue that the community is broadly republican in sentiment and that forces within both major political parties are sympathetic. They believe that the situation could change rapidly with a Costello prime ministership presenting a real opportunity to build consensus across party boundaries and between the major players. 'An Australian Republic' examines how the opportunity can be grasped, how the conditions necessary for achieving consensus can be created and how the political will to tackle the complex issues of constitutional change can be generated.
Download or read book An Australian Republic The report written by Australia. Republic Advisory Committee and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Republican Manifesto written by John Bradley Hirst and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1994 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This impassioned book by a member of the Australian Prime Minister's Republic Advisory Committee argues that Australia should cease relying on Britain to provide its head of state, and offers a proposal for a new constitution.
Download or read book Essays on Republicanism written by Harry Evans and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
