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The ARM was founded on 7 July 1991 and was originally known as the Australian Republican Movement. [2] Its first chairman was novelist Thomas Keneally, with other founding members including lawyer Malcolm Turnbull (later Prime Minister), former Australian cricket captain Ian Chappell, film director Fred Schepisi, and author, journalist, and radio and television presenter Peter FitzSimons.
Republicanism in Australia is a movement to change Australia's system of government from a constitutional monarchy to a republic; presumably, a form of parliamentary republic that would replace the monarch of Australia (currently King Charles III) with a non-royal Australian head of state. It is opposed to monarchism in Australia.
Foster was the chair of the Australian Republic Movement (ARM) [65] Up until May 2024, he was the co-chair of ARM alongside former Olympian and senator Nova Peris, who resigned to disagreements with Foster's criticism of Israel during the Israel–Hamas war.
FitzSimons is or was involved with a range of community organisations. At the University of Sydney he was a fellow of the Senate from 2009 to 2013, [30] as well as Pro-Chancellor, [31] a patron of The Russell Prize for Humour Writing, State Library of New South Wales, since 2015 [32] and chairman of the Australian Republic Movement from 2015 to ...
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The country appointed a new assistant minister for the republic on the eve of the Jubilee.
King Charles faced shouts of “You are not my King, this is not your land" from a lawmaker in Australia during his official visit.. Charles, 75, had just sat down after making his speech to the ...
Australian Republican Movement: Western Australia: 51: The Rt Hon. Reg Withers: No Republic – ACM 52: Prof. Peter Tannock: Australian Republican Movement 53: Geoff Hourn: No Republic – ACM 54: Graham Edwards: Australian Republican Movement 55: Clare Thompson: Australian Republican Movement 56: Marylyn Rodgers: No Republic – ACM 57: Liam ...