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This webinar unpacks the Australian Choice Model, the framework developed by the Australian Republic Movement to deliver a clear, direct-election pathway to an Australian republic. Learn more about what the model is and how it was shaped through lessons from the 1999 referendum, national polling and a drafting process with input from 1,500 individuals and organisations across the country.
ARM Co-Chair Nathan Hansford moderates a panel featuring Sandy Biar, former ARM CEO and key architect of the Choice Model, Dr Ben Jones, historian, former ARM Board member and author of This Time: Australia’s Republican Past and Future, and Deborah Crossing, life member, former South Australian Branch Convenor, and member of the ARM Women’s Network.
2025 marks 50 years since Australia’s most significant constitutional crisis: the dismissal of the Whitlam Government. The event revealed significant weaknesses and flaws in the Australian Constitution and the conventions by which it operates, as well as new faultlines in our relationship with the monarchy—much of which have yet to be revealed to the Australian public.
Former ARM National Committee Member Professor Jenny Hocking joins ARM Co-Chair Esther Anatolitis to discuss what this year’s milestone means for the future Australian republic.
Reading materials: The Palace Letters by Jenny Hocking
In 2021, Barbados made history, officially becoming a republic. But how did they get there? What strategies were key to their success, and how did they unite their people behind the vision of a republic? Chereda Grannum, a member of the Republican Status Transition Advisory Committee, joins ARM Youth Convenor Yasmin Poole to share the behind-the-scenes story of Barbados’ journey and what Australia can learn.
Reading materials: The Charter of Barbados
All women members and supporters of the ARM are warmly welcomed to come along, mingle and share your ideas for action, vision and interest in having an Australian as Australia’s Head of State. Catch ups are held periodically. If you are interested in joining future sessions, email womensnetwork@republic.org.au.
VIC
Asian-Australian Perspectives on the Future of an Australian Republic: Discussing republic movements across Asia and transnational solidarities featuring Dr Mridula Nath Chakraborty and Yacinta Kurniasih.
ACT
National Multicultural Festival 2025: The ACT Branch ran a stall focusing on awareness building and educating people on what an Australian Head of State means.
Further events to be added soon.
What do you want to suggest for constitutional reform for Australia so we claim independence from the British Monarchy? Bring your mobile device to put your ideas into the ARM’s online portal on the spot.
What do you want to suggest for constitutional reform for Australia so we claim independence from the British Monarchy? Bring your mobile device to put your ideas into the ARM’s online portal on the spot.
Get pumped for a new year of Republic!
Balloons, lamingtons, inflatable kangaroos, lollies and vox pops
A great chance to meet new members and help the Australian Republic Movement grow in Wollongong
Get pumped for a new year of Republic!
Balloons, lamingtons, inflatable kangaroos, lollies and vox pops
A great chance to meet new members and help the Australian Republic Movement grow in Wollongong
Get pumped for a new year of Republic!
Balloons, lamingtons, inflatable kangaroos, lollies and vox pops
A great chance to meet new members and help the Australian Republic Movement grow in Wollongong
Volunteer with us on the evening of Thursday 7 November from 6.30pm to help sign up supporters of an Australian republic.
We have an exhibitors stand at this popular Adelaide Hills Show. Please volunteer an hour or two or three to raise awareness and understanding of why and how Australia need to become a republic.
Ex-Wallaby and Chair of The Australian Republic Movement Peter FitzSimons will take on Satya Marar from The Australian Monarchist League at high noon on Sunday the 29th of September at Speakers’ Corner 2.0 in The Domain.
What do the results of the election mean for republicanism in Australia? What commitments did the parties make, how soon will a national vote be held and what are the implications of the election for the campaign?
Come along to the Community May Day Festival on 2 May and say hello to your friendly local ARM volunteers, we’re running an outreach and information stall and we’d love to see you.
A group of ARM supporters will be chatting to festival-goers about an Australian head of state and signing up new supporters at the Mt Barker Show and we need some more volunteers to help us at this really fun event!
We will help support you with information and resources, you just need a smile and an hour or two. Let us know below what time you can help out and we’ll be in touch.
Come along to our information stall in Petrie Plaza on the final day of Canberra’s largest festival, the National Multicultural Festival.
Meet some fellow republicans and enjoy the atmosphere.
More information: act@republic.org.au
Join Michael Cooney, Director of the Australian Republic Movement, and a panel to discuss the case for an Australian republic.
Trust the people is the first public debate presented in Democracy 2025’s Talking Democracy series. Regular events will be held throughout the year.
What are the key questions that need to be addressed?
If we do want a republic what model do we want?
What lessons can be drawn from history and what are the barriers that need to be overcome to achieve an Australian republic?
Australia badly needs a patriotic culture that includes all our citizens, wherever they were born, whatever faith they share, whatever language they speak.
Join National Director Michael Cooney, SA Parliamentary Friendship Group co-convenor Zoe Bettison MP and Assistant Shadow Minister for an Australian head of state Matt Thistlethwaite and hear about how an Australian republic can be an opportunity for unity in our increasingly divided society.
Hear from Australian Republic Movement Chair Peter FitzSimons AM and help raise some funds for the campaign for an Australian Republic.
Tickets include a drink and a bar snack on arrival, and a cash bar is available - and be prepared for the auction!
If Australia finally cut ties to the tiara and became a republic, what would the first address by our first president sound like? Lend an ear to speculative speeches from Father Rod Bower, Marcia Langton, Nakkiah Lui, Omar Musa and Matt Preston. Hosted by Michael Williams.
