Royals

The republican movement needs to radically overhaul its approach after Labor abandoned it, putting it off for at least a generation and consigning it to the far left, writes Latika M Bourke.
analysis
Australia
Latika M Bourke

Labor has given up on republic and consigned it to far left

LATIKA M BOURKE: The republican movement needs to radically overhaul its approach after Labor abandoned it, putting it off for at least a generation and consigning it to the far left.

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JENI O’DOWD: Senator Thorpe’s vile outburst at King Charles wasn’t about drawing attention to the enduring harms of colonisation. As usual, it was all about her.
Opinion
Jeni O’Dowd

Senator Thorpe should resign after vile outburst at King

JENI O’DOWD: Senator Thorpe’s vile outburst at King Charles wasn’t about drawing attention to the enduring harms of colonisation. As usual, it was all about her.

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King Charles and Queen Camilla cook sausages for the food stalls at the Premier’s Community Barbeque at Parramatta Park.
Royals
Max Corstorphan

King and Queen get on the tongs for community BBQ

King Charles and Queen Camilla have delighted fans after getting on the tongs and helping cook for hundreds of people at an invite-only community BBQ at a park in western Sydney. 

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Ronni Kahn, OzHarvest founder, presents a teaspoon to Queen Camilla during the queen's visit to Refettorio OzHarvest Sydney on October 22.
Royals
Julie Power

Queen Camilla given OzHarvest’s ‘most prestigious order’

A delighted Queen Camilla accepted ‘the most prestigious order’ ever bestowed by Australian food rescue charity OzHarvest at its restaurant in Surry Hills this morning. 

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Senator Lidia Thorpe disrupted a parliamentary reception for King Charles and Queen Camilla.
Australia
Georgina Noack

Indigenous leaders condemn Thorpe’s ‘disrespectful’ act

Respected Indigenous leaders have called out Senator Lidia Thorpe’s ‘disprespectful’ confrontation with King Charles where she shouted profanities and called the monarch a ‘genocidalist’.

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King Charles III takes part in a smoking ceremony during a visit to the National Centre for Indigenous Excellence on October 22, 2024 in Sydney, Australia.
Royals
Neve Brissenden & Jordan Baker

‘We’ve got stories to tell’: King meets Indigenous leaders

King Charles has been greeted by traditional dancers and met with key Indigenous elders in Sydney on his last full day in the country.

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Video
Parents who lost three children to drunk driver reveal the sweet act by Queen Camilla during royal reception
Royals
Caleb Taylor

Queen Camilla’s touching act when she met Oatlands crash family

Leila and Danny Abdallah lost three children to a drunk and drugged driver in 2020. On Monday they met Queen Camilla at the royal reception in Canberra.

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Senator Lidia Thorpe heckles King Charles.
Politics
Jake Dietsch

Senator Thorpe faces calls to resign after heckling the King

Liberal leader Peter Dutton has called on Lidia Thorpe to resign after she heckled the King, questioning how she is happy to accept a quarter of a million dollars in salary from a system she doesn’t believe in.

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Senator Lidia Thorpe has deleted a controversial social media post hours after interrupting King Charles’ speech at the Great Hall in Parliament.
Politics
Max Corstorphan

‘Not what I’m about’: Thorpe takes down controversial post

Senator Lidia Thorpe has issued an explanation and deleted an image from her social media after facing fierce backlash from a third incident on Monday. 

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King Charles greets students after attending a parliamentary reception in Canberra. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)
Royals
Jack Gramenz

King and Queen return to Sydney for biggest day of royal tour

A barbecue fit for a king and a trip to the harbour is on the agenda as the royal tour continues in Sydney following a visit to the nation's capital, with thousands expected to turn out to catch a glimpse of the royals.

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Former Labor leader Bill Shorten has backed his successor’s decision to all but shelve any campaign for Australia to become a republic.
exclusive
Australia
Latika M Bourke

Shorten backs Albo’s Republic rethink amid royal tour

Former Labor leader Bill Shorten has backed his successor’s decision to all but shelve any campaign for Australia to become a republic. 

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For most Australians, whether to sever ties with the British monarchy is not a pressing concern.
Editorial

Republic seems an impossibility, not inevitability

EDITORIAL: For most Australians, whether to sever ties with the British monarchy is not a pressing concern. Not when we’ve got dual housing and cost-of-living crises occupying our agenda.

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King Charles III and Queen Camilla arrive in Canberra.
Royals
Katina Curtis, Jake Dietsch and Max Corstorphan

Senator’s rant mars warm Canberra welcome for King Charles

A shouting senator, a sneezing alpaca and a fiery science demonstration made King Charles’ first visit to Canberra as monarch a lively day.

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Video
Prince Harry, centre, poses for a photograph with Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, right, and Kanye West, left, in 2007.
Royals
Peta Rasdien

‘Obsessed’ Diddy desperate to party with William and Harry

Princes William and Harry were repeatedly invited to party with Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, it has been revealed — with the rapper apparently obsessed with the pair.

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Senator Lidia Thorpe disrupts proceedings as Britain's King Charles III and Queen Camilla attend a Parliamentary reception hosted by Anthony Albanese.
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Royals
Max Corstorphan and Jake Dietsch

‘This is not your land’: Senator’s spray at King Charles

Senator Lidia Thorpe has been removed from an official ceremony for King Charles at Parliament House as he finished his speech, yelling: ‘This is not your land.’

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