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Keywords: Royal Wedding

AUSTRALIA

The Scots' war on everything British
- Duncan Maclaren
- 13 May 2011
16 Comments
The Scottish National Party government has rid Scots of the sense of inferiority hammered into them by the British state. Australians, given their outrage over the banning of The Chaser's royal wedding commentary, know something of how this feels. The British state is past its use-by date.
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AUSTRALIA

Fast-tracking Prince William and John Paul II
- Michael Mullins
- 02 May 2011
17 Comments
Many argue that the holiness attributed to John Paul, who was beatified yesterday just six years after his death, is tempered by evil deeds that took place under his watch. Arguably, fast-tracking his route to sainthood is an offence against due process, as fast-tracking Prince William's route to the throne would be.
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MEDIA

Monarchy's undemocratic war on The Chaser
- Ellena Savage
- 29 April 2011
47 Comments
Previously, monarchists and the ambivalent masses alike could argue that the British royal family was effectively benevolent and benign. The banning of The Chaser's royal wedding commentary is a jolt back to reality.
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CARTOON

Unofficial royal wedding memorabilia
- Fiona Katauskas
- 27 April 2011
1 Comment
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ARTS AND CULTURE

The sinking of WA Inc.
- Mark Skulley
- 03 December 2008
1 Comment
The hand-in-glove nature of Perth business politics was hard to detect when money was cheap. Australia had a credit boom between 1983–1985, but the days of easy money faded. Then came the king wave: the sharemarket crash. (April 1991)
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AUSTRALIA

Wedding belle
- Anthony Ham
- 11 May 2006
Spanish royal wedding
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ARTS AND CULTURE

Tracking twins
- Gillian Bouras
- 20 April 2006
Gillian Bouras examines the intertwined lives of two extraordinary 19th-century sisters.
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