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Helen Irving
Helen Irving is professor emerita at Sydney Law School, the University of Sydney. She is the author of Allegiance, Citizenship and the Law.
Opinion
King Charles III
Is it undemocratic to swear allegiance to King Charles? Bloody oath!
The proposed “chorus of millions of voices” is historically troubling, potentially divisive, and – at the very least – likely to be unachievable.
- by Helen Irving
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Republic debate
Has swearing-in outworn its purpose? Bloody oath
Given the tolerance now for divergence between what one is required to say and what one believes, does a parliamentary oath serve any purpose at all?
- by Helen Irving
Original URL: https://www.watoday.com.au/by/helen-irving-p536dd