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monarchy
Essays & Reportage
’King oath
Graeme Orr
8 May 2023
Eight months a king, Charles finally took the coronation oath. Did the wait matter?
Essays & Reportage
Harry, Meghan and the republic
Ann Curthoys, John Docker and Lyndall Ryan
7 February 2023
On Netflix and in print, the couple’s story has been informed by a historical perspective with implications for Australia
Books & Arts
The Queen’s music
Andrew Ford
21 September 2022
Music played the role only it could play at the Queen’s funeral
National Affairs
Swimming in molasses
Frank Bongiorno
13 September 2022
Elizabeth II leaves a mixed legacy in Australia — and not just for republicans
Books & Arts
Monarchs on my mind
Dennis Altman
16 August 2021
Could constitutional monarchies be the best of a bad lot?
Essays & Reportage
Royal drama, with variations
Susan Lever
6 June 2018
A wedding, four plays and a TV series — do the British have something to teach us about scrutinising power?
From the archive
A long reign and a lost republic
David Hayes
19 April 2012
The celebration of Queen Elizabeth’s sixty years on the throne coincided with the best of recent times for the British monarchy