King Charles III
Opinion
Sunday Life
I received an invitation to meet the King and Queen. This is why I accepted it
I chose to engage because I saw no other way through it. Rage doesn’t fit my purpose.
- by Brooke Boney
Latest
Babet pulls down homophobic, racist post after Senate censure
Fellow crossbench senator Lidia Thorpe was also formally condemned on Monday for protesting King Charles’ visit to parliament last month.
- by Olivia Ireland
King tried to stop Prince Harry suing Murdoch publisher, court hears
Harry previously alleged that Buckingham Palace had a “secret agreement” with Rupert Murdoch’s newspaper group.
- by Victoria Ward
Could Countdown be reborn on the ABC?
The landmark music program is celebrating its 50th birthday. Its impact on local artists was undeniable, and there are calls to bring it back.
- by Michael Dwyer
Princess Catherine attends Remembrance Day event in return to public duties
Catherine was accompanied by husband William and other members of the royal family, including King Charles, who is undergoing his own cancer battle.
Opinion
US Votes 2024
US War of Independence was a mistake. Consider Trump and be grateful for our King
As a lower-case republican Australian, I’m discovering that the US election is giving me more reasons to be a monarchist.
- by Parnell Palme McGuinness
Analysis
International affairs
King underlines peacemaker role as row hangs over Commonwealth summit
Where he would once have been in the firing line for the reparations conversation, the King took the role of ringmaster.
- by Hannah Furness
King Charles sidesteps problems from past as he warns of bleak climate future
The King has warned climate change is imperilling “lives, livelihoods and human rights” across the Commonwealth in a speech to 50 world leaders.
- by David Crowe
As Charles ate airline food heading to Australia, I ate like a king in his own stately home
It is a new private dining experience which allows the public to enjoy the mother of all 18th-century feasts, served by a traditional butler, in the royal chamber.
- by Rob Harris
King and Queen gifted a whole pig on state visit to Samoa
Charles and Camilla were offered gifts including hand-woven fabric and a whole pig, wrapped and presented on a pallet carried by four chiefs in a spectacular welcome ceremony.
- by Hannah Furness
Coalition fury over Thorpe’s claim she swore allegiance to Queen’s ‘hairs’
Independent senator Lidia Thorpe revealed she deliberately misspoke when being sworn in as an MP. The Coalition wants to know if that makes her ineligible.
- by Olivia Ireland
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