Topical Article Index

Articles listed by topic - some items appear under more than one topic. Links to external sites where noted.

Changing the Australian Constitution

Changing The Australian Federal Constitution (Article by Mr John Brett)

Australia’s Constitution

The rule of law
The Autralian Constitution (Article by Mr John Brett)
Comments to ACM Toowoomba Branch by Brett Hogan Victorian Convenor, Australians for Constitutional Monarchy
The Heiner Affair & The Indivisibility of Our Nation under Law Address by Kevin Lindeberg to Keynote Address by Kevin Lindeberg at the 2012 Annual General Meeting of ACM Toowoomba, 4 March
The significance of the Heiner Affair to the rule of law in Queensland Address by Kevin Lindeberg to the 2010 Annual General Meeting of ACM Toowoomba, 21 February 2010
Constitutions
The writing of the Australian Constitution
Address to 2001 People's Conference by Richard J. Wood
Republic? More power for politicians (A booklet as 11 Web Pages)
Your Will Be Done (A booklet as 10 Web Pages)
Celebrating Federation National Conference 2001
Conference Address
Australia Day 1999
Winning 2001 Essays
Australian Constitution (External Web Site)
Beginner’s Guide to the Australian Constitution (External Web Site)

Australian Commonwealth

Australia’s Flag

“It’s Our Flag” Australians can hold it high with pride. (Article by Mr Stan Klan)

Australia’s King & Late Queen

Australia’s Governor General

Winning 2001 Essays
The Governor General And The Constitution: A Practical Perspective
Address to 2002 ACM Luncheon by Sir David Smith
Republic? More power for politicians (A booklet as 11 Web Pages)
Winning 2002 Essays
Your Will Be Done (A booklet as 10 Web Pages)
Conference Address
Our Australian Head of State
The role of the Governor-General and State Governors
The role of the Governor-General
Her Majesty's Decree
Australia Day 1999

Australian State Governors

The Role of a State Governor by His Excellency the Hon. Sir Walter Campbell
Office of Governor, Queensland (External Web Site)

Australia’s Head of State

The International Crown - A speech by George Bougias ACM
Why The Governor-General is Australia's Head of State
Republic? More power for politicians (A booklet as 11 Web Pages)
Conference Address
Our Australian Head of State
The role of the Governor-General and State Governors
Australia Day 1999
Winning 2001 Essays

Christian Roots of Australia’s System

The Australian Crown A speech by David d'Lima
Republic? More power for politicians (A booklet as 11 Web Pages)
King Alfred the Great and Our Common Law (External site - Download as a PDF)
The Historical Roots of the Australian Constitution (External site - Download as a PDF)
The Christian Foundations of Australia (External site - Download as a PDF)

Coronation

Golden Jubilee her Majesty's Coronation (An article as 6 Web Pages)

Federation

Parliament

Your Will Be Done (A booklet as 10 Web Pages)

Presidents

President versus Prime Minister - Trouble Under The Sun In Trinidad

Republic Debate

The International Crown - A speech by George Bougias ACM
Richard J. Wood on 4QR (Transcript Of Interview with Richard Wood on 4QR)
Richard J. Wood on 4BC (Transcript Of Interview with Richard Wood on 4BC)
Richard J. Wood on 4QS (Transcript Of Interview with Richard Wood on 4QS)
Republic? More power for politicians (A booklet as 11 Web Pages)
Celebrating Federation National Conference 2001
Our Australian Head of State

Reserve Powers

Westminister System

Your Will Be Done (A booklet as 10 Web Pages)
Australia Day 1999

Print Resources

"The Constitution of the Australian States" (1901) and the "Australia Acts" (1986).

"Australia's Constitution: What it means and how it works." - Penguin 1982

"Australian Constitutionalism" - Sydney 1982

"The ACM Handbook" - Australians for Constitutional Monarchy, GPO Box 9841, Brisbane

The Republic Advisory Committee (The Turnbull Report) - Issues Paper: Canberra, AGPS 1993

"The Australian Encyclopaedia"

Grainger, G. and Jones, K. (eds.)
"The Australian Constitutional Monarchy"
Sydney, 1994
Australian's for Constitutional Monarchy, GPO 9841, Brisbane

Barwick, Rt.Hon. Sir Garfield
"Parliamentary Democracy in Australia" Upholding the Constitution
Proceedings of the Fifth Conference of the Samuel Griffiths Society,
April 1995 (Chapter 10 p.205)
Internet page of the Samuel Griffiths Society

Hasluck, Sir Paul - "The Office of Governor General" 19th Queale Memorial Lecture 1972

Lane, P.H. "An Introduction to the Australian Constitution", 1990

Lumb, R.D. "The Constitution of the Australian States", 1995 (5th Edition)

Smith, Sir David
"Some Thoughts on the Monarchy Republic Debate" and
"An Australian Head of State: An Historical and Contemporary perspective" Occasional Lecture Papers

Stephenson, M.A. and Turner, C.
"Republic or Monarchy? Legal and Constitutional Issues"
University of Queensland Press, 1994

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By Suri Ratnapala, Professor of Public Law, the University of Queensland