![]() Our fight to resist invasion.Īt the time the conflict was described as an "exterminating war". Last week I travelled to Bathurst to meet with my elders and ponder how - or if - we mark this war on our land as they reminded me, not frontier war, but homeland war. I would think about the declaration of martial law on my people, the Wiradjuri - 200 years ago next year - in the name of the Crown. We would have to think of the coronation regalia and the crown of stolen jewels. "O, won't we have a merry time." The war on our land never endedĭare not think about this too much. To seal it all, the new King will be anointed with holy oil. The "republican" Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will be among those pledging his allegiance. ![]() ![]() ![]() His own family is not united, let alone his country.Ĭharles will still reign over 15 nations, among them St Lucia, Tuvalu, Grenada, Canada and, of course, steadfast Australia. ( PA via AP: Jonathan Brady)Ī 74-year-old man will finally inherit the crown of a faded empire. The "republican" Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will be among those pledging his allegiance to King Charles. ![]()
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