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British governments have neglected Africa and the Commonwealth due to domestic political and economic difficulties since Brexit.
A slimmed down version is on the cards.
Shah Rukh Khan’s new film sheds light on the history of UK migration policy.
The High Court has ruled the right to charge an electric vehicle tax rests with the Commonwealth despite the Constitution not mentioning cars or roads.
A shrinking pool of host cities, high costs, and cultural questions about the monarchy: why the Commonwealth Games are under threat.
The Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters, in its interim report tabled on Monday, recommends donation and spending caps apply to third parties and associated entities.
While playing the old enemy for the Ashes is for many the pinnacle of Australian cricket, Australia-India is developing as a modern rivalry.
Not only can a republic be a member of the Commonwealth, even countries that were never part of the former British Empire are now eligible.
Gems do not a monarch make, and repatriating the Crown Jewels would strengthen the contemporary British monarchy at a time when it most urgently needs to modernize.
The coronation is a critical moment for King Charles to show that the monarchy can be more efficient and more sensitive to the legacy of British imperialism.
In a simply worded question, Australians will be asked to approve altering the Constitution “to recognise the First Peoples of Australia by establishing an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice”.
As Charles is crowned King, maybe the time has come for Canada to reassess its connection with the British monarchy and become a republic.
It’s been a long time coming. But this latest news means the ACT and NT could draw up their own voluntary assisted dying laws, bringing them into line with the states.
In the middle of the tremendous outpouring of love and grief for the Queen and the monarchy she represented, not everyone wants to take a moment of silence. And there are a lot of reasons why.
If the prime minister is right, and New Zealand’s ties to the monarchy will only strengthen under Charles III, the country will be swimming against the Commonwealth tide.
Queen Elizabeth II headed up an impressive global brand, the new king must maintain this success
Since the Brexit referendum in 2016, Africa has slipped from its precarious but tangible place in UK political discourse.
The world changed a great deal in the 70 years of Queen Elizabeth II’s reign. Her son’s legacy may be determined by how he adapts to new dynamics within the UK and across the Commonwealth.
Queen Elizabeth harnessed goodwill from Canadians mostly as an individual, rather than as the hereditary head of an institution. But her death will lead to debate about the relevance of the monarchy.
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Director of History & Policy at the Institute of Historical Research and Professor of British and Commonwealth History, School of Advanced Study, University of London
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Senior Lecturer, History, University of Aberdeen
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Professor Emerita in Constitutional Law, University of Sydney
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Professor of Practice in Diplomacy, Dept of Politics and International Studies, SOAS, University of London
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Reader, Institute of Commonwealth Studies, School of Advanced Study, University of London
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Lecturer in Media, Lancaster University
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Professor and Director of School of International Political and Strategic Studies, Australian National University
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