Imagine you are in a large building near Parliament House in Canberra filled with irreplaceable objects. Not jewels, medals or paintings, but a collection of letters, tapes and documents of Australian life.
The collection contains letters written to and from prime ministers, and recordings of their speeches. It has historic episodes of the ABC television programs Four Corners and Countdown. Audio recordings of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody. Your grandmother’s migration records. Your uncle’s military service records. Covert ASIO surveillance footage of anti-Vietnam war demonstrations. Letters from women living under the shadow of domestic violence, written to the Royal Commission on Human Relationships.
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There is no constitutional crisis. Donât even bother mentioning the R-word.
Looking regally down from above the terracotta fireplace, Her Majesty, like her great-great-grandmother, would likely not have been amused. Actually, the word Daniel Lahood uses is âdisappointedâ.
Young monarchist Daniel Lahood, 20, at his home in Ashbury.
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Australians are looking to the historic Oprah Winfrey interview of Prince Harry and his wife Meghan to interpret what it means for the nationâs future. Monarchists believe the country will have even more respect for the Queen, while republicans argue it proves the institution does not fit with modern Australia.
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