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{{short description|Non-profit organisation promoting the monarchy of Australia}} {{short description|Voluntary association promoting the Australia's monarchy}}
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{{Infobox political party {{Infobox organisation
| name = Australian Monarchist League| | name = Australian Monarchist League
| formation = {{Start date and age|1993}}
| slogan = ''Roots in our past, growing for our future.''
| logo = Australian Monarchist League logo.jpg
| leader1_title = Chairman|
| predecessor = Branch of the ]
| leader1_name = Philip Benwell ]|
| type = ]
| foundation = 1993|
| registration_id = {{plainlist|
| ideology = ] (])|
* ]: 50 476 001 156
⚫ | headquarters = ], Australia|
* NSW incorporation no.: INC9888784
⚫ | website =
| membership = c. 11,000
}} }}
| status = Unincorporated association<ref>{{URL|https://abr.business.gov.au/ABN/View?abn=50476001156}}</ref>

| purpose = Promotion of ]
The '''Australian Monarchist League''' is an incorporated ], headquartered in ], Australia, promoting and educating on the ] and ]. The organisation was part of the "no" campaign in the ], which asked whether Australia should become a republic and whether Australia should alter the constitution to insert a ]. Neither of the amendments passed.
⚫ | headquarters = ], Australia
⚫ | website = {{URL|https://www.monarchist.org.au/}}
| leader_title = Chairman
| leader_name = ]
| leader_title2 = National spokespersons
| leader_name2 = {{plainlist|
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
}}
}}
The '''Australian Monarchist League''' ('''AML''') is an ] that promotes and advocates for the retention of ].The organisation advocated for a "no" vote in the unsuccessful ], which asked whether the ] should be amended to make ].


==Structure== ==Structure==
The Australian Monarchist League is incorporated in ]. Originally a branch of the London-based ], later the International Monarchist League (IML), the league severed any affiliation with the IML and established itself as an independent Australian body.{{Refn|A separate organisation, the International Monarchist League in Australia, was formed in 2006 as an affiliate of the IML.<ref name="Mitchell2006-06-11">{{cite news | last = Mitchell | first = Alex | date = 11 June 2006 | title = Naming tiff divides wild colonial fan groups | work = ] | url = http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/naming-tiff-divides-wild-colonial-fan-groups/2006/06/10/1149815366716.html | accessdate = 19 December 2009 }}</ref>}} The organisation is not formally associated with any political party or other organisation, and it has no paid staff, relying on volunteers to keep the group functioning.<ref name="AboutUs">{{cite web | title = About | work = Australian Monarchist League | url = https://www.monarchist.org.au/about | accessdate = 3 December 2020 }}</ref> The league is governed by a National Council comprising representatives from branches in each state and territory. All positions in the league are subject to election in accordance with the league's constitution.{{cn|date=May 2023}}


The Australian Monarchist League is a ] incorporated in ]. Originally a branch of the London-based ] (IML) the league severed any affiliation with the IML and established itself as an independent Australian body. (A separate organisation, the International Monarchist League in Australia, was formed in 2006 as an affiliate of the IML).<ref name="Mitchell2006-06-11">{{cite news | last = Mitchell | first = Alex | date = 11 June 2006 | title = Naming tiff divides wild colonial fan groups | work = ] | url = http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/naming-tiff-divides-wild-colonial-fan-groups/2006/06/10/1149815366716.html | accessdate = 19 December 2009 }}</ref> The organisation is not formally associated with any political party or other organisation, and it has no paid staff, relying on volunteers to keep the group functioning.<ref name="AboutUs">{{cite web | title = About | work = Australian Monarchist League | url = https://www.monarchist.org.au/about | accessdate = 3 December 2020 }}</ref> The league is governed by a National Council comprising representatives from branches in each state and territory. All positions in the league are subject to election in accordance with the league's constitution. The elected chairman and CEO of the league is Philip Benwell who has served on a volunteer basis for over 25 years.<ref name="AMLPhilipBenwell">{{cite web | title = Philip Benwell | work = The Australian Monarchist League | url = http://www.monarchist.org.au/philip-benwell.html | accessdate = 4 January 2010 }}</ref> In 1978, Benwell was charged with fraudulent misappropriation and obtaining money under false pretences. He fled to Sri Lanka, where his family owned tea plantations. He was eventually extradited back to Australia in 1987, after a period of imprisonment at ], but was never prosecuted for the earlier charges. When it was feared that the press was about to publish details of this, Benwell stood aside from being chairman during the height of the referendum campaign.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theage.com.au/news/national/old-fraud-charges-haunt-mr-monarchy/2005/08/20/1124435182532.html|title=Old fraud charges haunt Mr Monarchy|newspaper=]|date=21 August 2005|access-date=28 August 2018}}</ref> The elected chairman and CEO of the league is ] who has served on a volunteer basis for over 25 years.<ref name="AMLPhilipBenwell">{{cite web | title = Philip Benwell | work = The Australian Monarchist League | url = http://www.monarchist.org.au/philip-benwell.html | accessdate = 4 January 2010 }}</ref> In 1978, Benwell was charged with fraudulent misappropriation and obtaining money under false pretences. He fled to Sri Lanka, where his family owned tea plantations. He was eventually extradited back to Australia in 1987, after a period of imprisonment at ], but was never prosecuted for the earlier charges. When it was feared that the press was about to publish details of this, Benwell stood aside from being chairman during the height of the 1999 referendum campaign.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theage.com.au/news/national/old-fraud-charges-haunt-mr-monarchy/2005/08/20/1124435182532.html|title=Old fraud charges haunt Mr Monarchy|newspaper=]|date=21 August 2005|access-date=28 August 2018}}</ref>


==Chairs==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!# !!class=unsortable|Chair!!Start!!End!!Time in position
|-
|1 || ] {{small|]}} || 1993 || present || {{age in years|1993|1|1|}} years
|-
|}


==Activities== ==Activities==


=== 1999 republic referendum === === 1999 republic referendum ===

{{main|Australian republic referendum, 1999|Australian Constitutional Convention 1998}} {{main|Australian republic referendum, 1999|Australian Constitutional Convention 1998}}
⚫ During the 1998 Constitutional Convention on the future of Australia's ], the league along with the five other constitutional monarchist groups formed a united front led by Lloyd Waddy QC, the National Convenor of which was by far the dominant monarchist group. <ref name="Symons1999-03-02">{{cite news | last = Symons | first = Emma-Kate | date = 2 March 1999 | title = Queen ignored in fight against republic | work = ] | location = Sydney| page = 18 }}</ref> Positions on the official Vote No Committee were filled according to votes received at the Convention election where the league had won 6.05% of the vote. Accordingly, all eight monarchist seats went to an alternative organization which had won 72.39% of the monarchist vote, ] (along with two supporting an elected head of state).<ref name="Warhurst2009-08-27">{{cite news | last = Warhurst | first = John | date = 27 August 2009 | title = League's booklet sets battlelines for the monarchy debate | work = ] }}</ref> Nevertheless, the Australian Monarchist League played a role in the proceedings, including Benwell privately taking the ] to the ] in an unsuccessful attempt to gain a firmer definition of what would count as a "yes" vote in the referendum, arguing that the planned approach (accepting any vote in which the voter's intention was clear) was such that the counting would be weighted towards "yes" and "opened the door for electoral fraud".{{doubtful|date=January 2014}}<ref name="Benwell1999-11-04">{{cite news | last = Benwell | first = Philip | date = 4 November 1999 | title = Valid votes | work = ] | location = Adelaide | page = 17 }}</ref><ref name="Crabb1999-11-04">{{cite news | last = Crabb | first = Annabel | date = 4 November 1999 | title = The Republic Vote Monarchist league's non-non to oui oui | work = ] | location=Adelaide| page = 7 }}</ref><ref name="Hilferty1999-11-03">{{cite news | last1 = Hilferty | first = Tim | last2 = Luff | first2 = David | date = 3 November 1999 | title = Queen case claims bias | work = ] | location = Sydney| page = 8 }}</ref><ref name="HobartMercury1999-11-05">{{cite news | date = 5 November 1999 | title = Setback for monarchists | work = ] | location = Hobart }}</ref>


⚫ During the 1998 Constitutional Convention on the future of Australia's ], the league along with the five other constitutional monarchist groups formed a united front led by ] QC, the National Convenor of ] which was by far the dominant monarchist group. <ref name="Symons1999-03-02">{{cite news | last = Symons | first = Emma-Kate | date = 2 March 1999 | title = Queen ignored in fight against republic | work = ] | location = Sydney| page = 18 }}</ref> Positions on the official Vote No Committee were filled according to votes received at the Convention election where the league had won 6.05% of the vote. Accordingly, all eight monarchist seats went to an alternative organization which had won 72.39% of the monarchist vote, ] (along with two supporting an elected head of state).<ref name="Warhurst2009-08-27">{{cite news | last = Warhurst | first = John | date = 27 August 2009 | title = League's booklet sets battlelines for the monarchy debate | work = ] }}</ref> Nevertheless, the Australian Monarchist League played a role in the proceedings, including Benwell privately taking the ] to the ] in an unsuccessful attempt to gain a firmer definition of what would count as a "yes" vote in the referendum, arguing that the planned approach (accepting any vote in which the voter's intention was clear) was such that the counting would be weighted towards "yes" and "opened the door for electoral fraud".{{doubtful|date=January 2014}}<ref name="Benwell1999-11-04">{{cite news | last = Benwell | first = Philip | date = 4 November 1999 | title = Valid votes | work = ] | location = Adelaide | page = 17 }}</ref><ref name="Crabb1999-11-04">{{cite news | last = Crabb | first = Annabel | date = 4 November 1999 | title = The Republic Vote Monarchist league's non-non to oui oui | work = ] | location=Adelaide| page = 7 }}</ref><ref name="Hilferty1999-11-03">{{cite news | last1 = Hilferty | first1 = Tim | last2 = Luff | first2 = David | date = 3 November 1999 | title = Queen case claims bias | work = ] | location = Sydney| page = 8 }}</ref><ref name="HobartMercury1999-11-05">{{cite news | date = 5 November 1999 | title = Setback for monarchists | work = ] | location = Hobart }}</ref>
⚫ === Recent activities ===

=== Post-1999 actions ===


Both prior and subsequent to the referendum, the Australian Monarchist League has acted to protect the image of the constitutional monarchy. Some examples of successes in this area include complaints lodged by the organisation in 2005 regarding an image depicting ] by photographer ] at the ].<ref name="O'Connor2005-08-12">{{cite news | last = Shaunagh | first = O'Connor | date = 12 August 2005 | title = A right royal shocker | work = ] | location = Sydney| page = 87 }}</ref> Similarly, they wrote to the Japanese ambassador in 1998 after ] ran an advertisement showing a ] with the words "Don't worry, Your Majesty, you're not the only British export that's had its day", resulting in Toyota withdrawing the advertisement<ref name="Watson-Smyth1998-03-20">{{cite news | last = Watson-Smyth | first = Kate | date = 20 March 1998 | title = Ford forced to pull Full Monty ad | work = ] | location = London | url = https://www.independent.co.uk/news/ford-forced-to-pull-full-monty-ad-1151187.html | accessdate = 4 January 2010 }}</ref> and in 2008 complained to both the Coopers Brewery and the Advertising Standards Bureau after Coopers ran an advertisement stating "Forget the monarchy, support the publicans", forcing its withdrawal.<ref>, ], 28 July 2008</ref> The league continues to maintain vigilance, more recently lodging complaints against the ABC, claiming bias. Both prior and subsequent to the referendum, the Australian Monarchist League has acted to protect the image of the constitutional monarchy. Some examples of successes in this area include complaints lodged by the organisation in 2005 regarding an image depicting ] by photographer ] at the ].<ref name="O'Connor2005-08-12">{{cite news | last = Shaunagh | first = O'Connor | date = 12 August 2005 | title = A right royal shocker | work = ] | location = Sydney| page = 87 }}</ref> Similarly, they wrote to the Japanese ambassador in 1998 after ] ran an advertisement showing a ] with the words "Don't worry, Your Majesty, you're not the only British export that's had its day", resulting in Toyota withdrawing the advertisement<ref name="Watson-Smyth1998-03-20">{{cite news | last = Watson-Smyth | first = Kate | date = 20 March 1998 | title = Ford forced to pull Full Monty ad | work = ] | location = London | url = https://www.independent.co.uk/news/ford-forced-to-pull-full-monty-ad-1151187.html | accessdate = 4 January 2010 }}</ref> and in 2008 complained to both the Coopers Brewery and the Advertising Standards Bureau after Coopers ran an advertisement stating "Forget the monarchy, support the publicans", forcing its withdrawal.<ref>, ], 28 July 2008</ref> The league continues to maintain vigilance, more recently lodging complaints against the ABC, claiming bias.


Along with their actions during the referendum, the league have been active in protecting the symbols of Australia's constitutional monarchy; they acted to ensure that the pledge of loyalty to the monarch remained a part of ],<ref name="Harvey2000-06-24">{{cite news | last = Harvey | first = Claire | date = 24 June 2000 | title = Scouts prepared to back Queen | work = ] | location = Sydney| page = 18 }}</ref> and spoke against the removal of references to the Queen from the Victorian legal system.<ref name="HeraldSun2009-12-19">{{cite news | date = 19 December 2009 | title = Smokers, royalists butted out | work = ] | location=Melbourne| page = 9 }}</ref> Aside from campaigning, the AML distributed copies of ]'s ] after the Commonwealth Government Bookshops ceased selling photographs of the monarch.<ref name="AMLAboutUs">{{cite web | title = Dargie's 'Wattle Queen' | work = National Museum of Australia | url = https://recollections.nma.gov.au/issues/vol_6_no_1/refereed_papers/dargies_wattle_queen | accessdate = 3 December 2020 }}</ref> Along with their actions during the referendum, the league have been active in protecting the symbols of Australia's constitutional monarchy; they acted to ensure that the pledge of loyalty to the monarch remained a part of ],<ref name="Harvey2000-06-24">{{cite news | last = Harvey | first = Claire | date = 24 June 2000 | title = Scouts prepared to back Queen | work = ] | location = Sydney| page = 18 }}</ref> and spoke against the removal of references to the Queen from the Victorian legal system.<ref name="HeraldSun2009-12-19">{{cite news | date = 19 December 2009 | title = Smokers, royalists butted out | work = ] | location=Melbourne| page = 9 }}</ref> Aside from campaigning, the AML distributed copies of ]'s ] after the Commonwealth Government Bookshops ceased selling photographs of the monarch.<ref name="AMLAboutUs">{{cite web | title = Dargie's 'Wattle Queen' | work = ] | url = https://recollections.nma.gov.au/issues/vol_6_no_1/refereed_papers/dargies_wattle_queen | accessdate = 3 December 2020 }}</ref>


⚫ === Recent activities ===
⚫ Other activities include disseminating literature and maintaining a library on Australian history and the Australian Constitution and conducting public seminars.


⚫ Other activities include disseminating literature and maintaining a library on ] and the ] and conducting public seminars.
⚫ The league condemened Prime Minister ] in June 2022 for the appointment of ] as Assistant Minister for the Republic.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/undemocratic-monarchist-fury-over-republican-ministry-appointment-20220602-p5aqmj.html |title=‘Undemocratic’: Monarchist fury over republican ministry appointment |access-date=2022-06-02 |publisher=]}}</ref>


⚫ The league condemned Prime Minister ] in June 2022 for the appointment of ] as Assistant Minister for the Republic.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/undemocratic-monarchist-fury-over-republican-ministry-appointment-20220602-p5aqmj.html |title='Undemocratic': Monarchist fury over republican ministry appointment |date=2 June 2022 |access-date=2022-06-02 |publisher=]}}</ref>
⚫ ==Membership==


Following the coverage of the ] on the 6 May 2023, the league accused the ] of "despicable" news coverage of the coronation and claimed that it was biased. Resultingly, the league submitted a signed letter of dissatisfaction from members to the Chair of the ABC later that month, demanding an apology. From this, the ABC completed an internal investigation into the way the Coronation was broadcast after 1,000 people voiced their disproval of the coverage.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Butler |first=Josh |date=2023-05-08 |title=Australian monarchists accuse ABC of 'despicable' coverage of King Charles's coronation |language=en-GB |work=] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/may/08/king-charles-coronation-australia-monarchists-accuse-abc-of-despicable-tv-coverage |access-date=2023-05-24 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref name="Sky.News">{{cite web| url = https://www.skynews.com.au/australia-news/australian-monarchist-league-accuses-the-abc-of-stacking-live-coronation-discussion-panel-with-republican-activists/news-story/79aa9e8db277672f2b56096e5f399f3e. | title = ABC under Fire over King Charles Coronation Live Panel| first = Miriah| last = Davis | author-link= | date = 5 May 2023| website = ]| access-date = 17 May 2023}}</ref>
The league has approximately 11,000 financial members and a support base of over 50,000. It has an up-to-date website managed by voluntary professional web and digital expertise.


=== Notable members and patrons ===
⚫ ==See also==
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⚫ ==Membership==
{{As of|2005}}, the league had approximately 100 financial members, 20,000 official members and a support base of over 53,000 people.<ref name="AGE">{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/old-fraud-charges-haunt-mr-monarchy/2005/08/20/1124435182532.html|newspaper=]|archivedate=13 July 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140713005350/http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/old-fraud-charges-haunt-mr-monarchy/2005/08/20/1124435182532.html|first=Alex|last=Mitchell|date=21 August 2005|title=Old fraud charges haunt Mr Monarchy|publisher=]}}</ref>

⚫ ==See also==
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==References== ==References==

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Voluntary association promoting the Australia's monarchy

Australian Monarchist League
PredecessorBranch of the Monarchist League
Formation1993; 31 years ago (1993)
TypeVoluntary association
Registration no.
  • ABN: 50 476 001 156
  • NSW incorporation no.: INC9888784
Legal statusUnincorporated association
PurposePromotion of Australia's constitutional monarchy
HeadquartersSydney, Australia
ChairmanPhilip Benwell
National spokespersons
Websitewww.monarchist.org.au

The Australian Monarchist League (AML) is an voluntary association that promotes and advocates for the retention of Australia's constitutional monarchy.The organisation advocated for a "no" vote in the unsuccessful 1999 republic referendum, which asked whether the Australian Constitution should be amended to make Australia a republic.

Structure

The Australian Monarchist League is incorporated in New South Wales. Originally a branch of the London-based Monarchist League, later the International Monarchist League (IML), the league severed any affiliation with the IML and established itself as an independent Australian body. The organisation is not formally associated with any political party or other organisation, and it has no paid staff, relying on volunteers to keep the group functioning. The league is governed by a National Council comprising representatives from branches in each state and territory. All positions in the league are subject to election in accordance with the league's constitution.

The elected chairman and CEO of the league is Philip Benwell who has served on a volunteer basis for over 25 years. In 1978, Benwell was charged with fraudulent misappropriation and obtaining money under false pretences. He fled to Sri Lanka, where his family owned tea plantations. He was eventually extradited back to Australia in 1987, after a period of imprisonment at Welikada Prison, but was never prosecuted for the earlier charges. When it was feared that the press was about to publish details of this, Benwell stood aside from being chairman during the height of the 1999 referendum campaign.

Chairs

# Chair Start End Time in position
1 Philip Benwell MBE 1993 present 31 years

Activities

1999 republic referendum

Main articles: Australian republic referendum, 1999 and Australian Constitutional Convention 1998

During the 1998 Constitutional Convention on the future of Australia's constitutional monarchy, the league along with the five other constitutional monarchist groups formed a united front led by Lloyd Waddy QC, the National Convenor of Australians for Constitutional Monarchy which was by far the dominant monarchist group. Positions on the official Vote No Committee were filled according to votes received at the Convention election where the league had won 6.05% of the vote. Accordingly, all eight monarchist seats went to an alternative organization which had won 72.39% of the monarchist vote, Australians for Constitutional Monarchy (along with two supporting an elected head of state). Nevertheless, the Australian Monarchist League played a role in the proceedings, including Benwell privately taking the Australian Electoral Commission to the Federal Court in an unsuccessful attempt to gain a firmer definition of what would count as a "yes" vote in the referendum, arguing that the planned approach (accepting any vote in which the voter's intention was clear) was such that the counting would be weighted towards "yes" and "opened the door for electoral fraud".

Post-1999 actions

Both prior and subsequent to the referendum, the Australian Monarchist League has acted to protect the image of the constitutional monarchy. Some examples of successes in this area include complaints lodged by the organisation in 2005 regarding an image depicting Princess Diana by photographer Erwin Olaf at the Australian Centre for Photography. Similarly, they wrote to the Japanese ambassador in 1998 after Toyota ran an advertisement showing a Range Rover with the words "Don't worry, Your Majesty, you're not the only British export that's had its day", resulting in Toyota withdrawing the advertisement and in 2008 complained to both the Coopers Brewery and the Advertising Standards Bureau after Coopers ran an advertisement stating "Forget the monarchy, support the publicans", forcing its withdrawal. The league continues to maintain vigilance, more recently lodging complaints against the ABC, claiming bias.

Along with their actions during the referendum, the league have been active in protecting the symbols of Australia's constitutional monarchy; they acted to ensure that the pledge of loyalty to the monarch remained a part of Scouts Australia, and spoke against the removal of references to the Queen from the Victorian legal system. Aside from campaigning, the AML distributed copies of William Dargie's portrait of Queen Elizabeth II after the Commonwealth Government Bookshops ceased selling photographs of the monarch.

Recent activities

Other activities include disseminating literature and maintaining a library on Australian history and the Australian Constitution and conducting public seminars.

The league condemned Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in June 2022 for the appointment of Matt Thistlethwaite as Assistant Minister for the Republic.

Following the coverage of the Coronation of King Charles III on the 6 May 2023, the league accused the ABC of "despicable" news coverage of the coronation and claimed that it was biased. Resultingly, the league submitted a signed letter of dissatisfaction from members to the Chair of the ABC later that month, demanding an apology. From this, the ABC completed an internal investigation into the way the Coronation was broadcast after 1,000 people voiced their disproval of the coverage.

Notable members and patrons

Membership

As of 2005, the league had approximately 100 financial members, 20,000 official members and a support base of over 53,000 people.

See also

References

  1. abr.business.gov.au/ABN/View?abn=50476001156
  2. Mitchell, Alex (11 June 2006). "Naming tiff divides wild colonial fan groups". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 19 December 2009.
  3. A separate organisation, the International Monarchist League in Australia, was formed in 2006 as an affiliate of the IML.
  4. "About". Australian Monarchist League. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  5. "Philip Benwell". The Australian Monarchist League. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
  6. "Old fraud charges haunt Mr Monarchy". The Age. 21 August 2005. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  7. Symons, Emma-Kate (2 March 1999). "Queen ignored in fight against republic". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney. p. 18.
  8. Warhurst, John (27 August 2009). "League's booklet sets battlelines for the monarchy debate". The Canberra Times.
  9. Benwell, Philip (4 November 1999). "Valid votes". The Advertiser. Adelaide. p. 17.
  10. Crabb, Annabel (4 November 1999). "The Republic Vote Monarchist league's non-non to oui oui". The Advertiser. Adelaide. p. 7.
  11. Hilferty, Tim; Luff, David (3 November 1999). "Queen case claims bias". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney. p. 8.
  12. "Setback for monarchists". Hobart Mercury. Hobart. 5 November 1999.
  13. Shaunagh, O'Connor (12 August 2005). "A right royal shocker". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney. p. 87.
  14. Watson-Smyth, Kate (20 March 1998). "Ford forced to pull Full Monty ad". The Independent. London. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
  15. Monarchists upset by beer ad, ABC, 28 July 2008
  16. Harvey, Claire (24 June 2000). "Scouts prepared to back Queen". The Weekend Australian. Sydney. p. 18.
  17. "Smokers, royalists butted out". The Herald Sun. Melbourne. 19 December 2009. p. 9.
  18. "Dargie's 'Wattle Queen'". National Museum of Australia. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  19. "'Undemocratic': Monarchist fury over republican ministry appointment". Sydney Morning Herald. 2 June 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  20. Butler, Josh (8 May 2023). "Australian monarchists accuse ABC of 'despicable' coverage of King Charles's coronation". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  21. Davis, Miriah (5 May 2023). "ABC under Fire over King Charles Coronation Live Panel". Sky News Australia. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  22. ^ Mitchell, Alex (21 August 2005). "Old fraud charges haunt Mr Monarchy". The Age. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 13 July 2014.

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