University of Queensland Australian Republican Club
University of Queensland Australian Republican Club
A Green and Gold Republic By 2001
Next Meeting
No date has been set as of yet for the next meeting, but it will be in the first couple of weeks in next semester.
For those that have been anxiously waiting for more activities, I apologise for the delay. However, with exams and assignments we decided to take a short break.
Thanks for your patience.
Preparation is under way for the Full Affiliation Meeting. It will need to be held early in the semester and will need to be well attended by paid up members. Upon Full Affiliation we will be able to use money allocated by the UQ Union to organise activities and events.
Club Information
WE ARE NOT ALIGNED TO ANY POLITICAL PARTY
The Club welcomes anyone, regardless of sex, race, religion, or political beliefs.
In fact, we would like the Club to be as diverse as possible.
The objectives of UQARC are:
To provide an opportunity for people interested in Australian Republic to get together.
To promote the issue of an Australian Republic and provide information.
To create interest in an Australian Republic by organising events such as debates, guest speakers as well as social get togethers.
The Australian Republican Movement
Saturday 5th July 1997
Guest Speaker Malcolm Turnbull
Cost will be $50 per head. Meet the Queensland candidates for the Constitutional Convention, and participate in the wonderful raffles and auctions. For more details either
e-mail Con Castan or telephone (07) 3849 4343.
YOUTH COMPETITION
Do you believe in an Australian republic? Are you under 25 with a clever imagination?
Form a group
(between 5 and 15) of under 25 year-olds, publicise your vision of Australia's future identity with an Australian Head of State (e.g. mural, clothing design, street performances, dinner fundraising function) and record the response from the public or media. Send proof of the response to us before 1 August 1997 and you could win $1000 in prizes at our awards night!!!For entry forms contact Rose Kelly, ARM, GPO Box 5150 Sydney 2001 or telephone 1800 80 2000.
The above information is reproduced with permission from the ARM homepage
To view the ARM homepage click on the banner.
A
Green and Gold Republic By 2001
OUR OWN HEAD OF STATE
A republic means having an Australian as Australia's Head of state.
Currently our Head of State is a foreign monarch who lives on the other side of the world and rarely visits Australia.
Who does our head of state represent when she travels - Australia or Great Britain?
When is she ever referred to elsewhere as the Queen of Australia?
Our Head of State should be chosen from one of us.
Currently the Queen is our head of state only because she was born into the right family, has no older or younger brothers and is a member of a particular religion.
Why is it that in our country with a great tradition of equality, national pride and democracy, only an unelected, foreigner from an elitist family can hold the highest position in the land?
THE POWERS OF THE PRESIDENT
The
Australian Republican Movement believes that the Head of State should:
Be an Australian citizen eligible to vote.
Serve only for five years.
Have the same powers as the Governor-General.
Have those powers spelled out in the constitution.
The above information in italics is reproduced from an ARM- Qld Branch publication
Who's Who
The Office Bearers of UQARC are:
President: Kieran
Vice President: Geoff
Treasurer: Mark; s341044@student.uq.edu.au
Secretary: Pennii
Newsletter Ed. And Social Convenor: Sabina
The Constitutional Convention
Well who knows what is happening. Today I heard that the Bill has been held up by parliament and the convention wont take place until at least March, 1998.
As soon as I find out exactly what is happening I will update the page.
Last Revised: 25 June1997
If you have any suggestions or comments please
e-mail me.
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