Tag: Paul Keating
Sunday essay: 30 years after Mabo, what do Australia’s battler stories – and their evasions – say about who we are?
The Mabo decision in 1992 was a turning point for Australia. It finally overturned the dishonest doctrine of terra nullius and recognised Indigenous land rights. It was a...
Grattan on Saturday: We can’t know what sort of PM Albanese would be – but not for the reasons the government says
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Years ago, Kevin Rudd sold himself as a version of Howard-lite, as he sought to reassure voters he wouldn’t be scary....
The republic debate is back (again) but we need more than a model to capture Australians’ imagination
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The Australian Republic Movement has just released their preferred model for a republic.
It would see Australia’s parliaments nominate candidates for head of state, who...