'We're thinking about getting a president' Illustrator: Cathy Wilcox Read today's letters to the editor here
If you select a gear before you start a car the car won’t start. John Howard used that truism to stop any advance towards a republic when he worded his 1999 referendum. If the nation embarks on a future referendum, it can be assumed that the politicians working on its wording will be far more honest than was Howard.
It is also a bulwark against social anarchy. How extraordinary that the United Kingdom can effectively change both the prime minister and sovereign within a week without street riots or insurrection. The Albanese Labor government has launched a sweeping review to inform a new National Cultural Policy by the end of the year. Adequate ongoing and infrastructure funding of our major collecting institutions needs to be part of that policy.Peter McPhee, History Council of Victoria, AbbotsfordFrom all reports, it appears some time will elapse before the Reserve Bank updates the royal image on the Australian $5 banknote.
Apart from David Unaipon’s image on the $50 note, there is no Indigenous face adorning any Australian note. Are we saying since settlement there has never been an Indigenous woman worthy of such recognition? It appears so.
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