Pearls were Marilyn Monroe’s best friend,and they’re here in Australia

Pearls were Marilyn Monroe’s best friend,and they’re here in Australia

A sentimental strand of pearls once owned by the movie star are in Australia to celebrate the arrival of Japanese jeweller Mikimoto.

  • byDamien Woolnough

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Succession will help push for secession,say Republicans keen to cash in on coronation

Succession will help push for secession,say Republicans keen to cash in on coronation

Leaders of Australia’s republic movement hope Charles’ coronation on May 6 will increase support for their cause.

  • byPaul Sakkal
Voters are fickle,but we’re lucky that our (reluctant) vote counts

Voters are fickle,but we’re lucky that our (reluctant) vote counts

There’s no avoiding the fact that it makes little difference who you vote for next Saturday. You’ll end up with a politician.

From the Archives,1963:Royals visit Island Bend church

From the Archives,1963:Royals visit Island Bend church

Sixty years ago,the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh attended Divine Service at the tiny All Souls’ Church at Island Bend in the Snowy Mountains.

  • byStaff reporter
Timing of new $5 note without King could be better

Timing of new $5 note without King could be better

Anthony Albanese has made a commitment to ending the monarchy but there is no reason to do anything more while he focuses his energies on the Voice campaign.

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King Charles won’t be on our next $5 note

King Charles won’t be on our next $5 note

After consulting the federal government,the Reserve Bank of Australia decided against including the new monarch on our next $5 note.

  • byShane Wright andRachel Clun
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Alan Cumming returns OBE in protest at British Empire’s ‘toxicity’

Alan Cumming returns OBE in protest at British Empire’s ‘toxicity’

The X-Men and Bond star said the Queen’s death had made him reflect on the honour he had received and the institution that bestowed it upon him.

  • byRob Harris
Palace announces a weekend of celebration to mark coronation of King Charles III

Palace announces a weekend of celebration to mark coronation of King Charles III

The palace wants to demonstrate the monarchy has a role to play in a nation struggling to deal with a cost-of-living crisis.

  • byDanica Kirka
‘I just want you to be happy’:10 new things we learnt from Harry’s Spare

‘I just want you to be happy’:10 new things we learnt from Harry’s Spare

Harry writes about his struggles with Shakespeare and French lessons at Eton,revealing how he attempted to read Hamlet and found the play’s parallels with tragedy he’d endured in his life.

  • byRob Harris
Late Queen gave ‘cryptic’ response to Meghan proposal

Late Queen gave ‘cryptic’ response to Meghan proposal

Prince Harry has recounted the moment he plucked up the courage to ask his grandmother for permission to marry Meghan.

  • byVictoria Ward
The strategy behind Spare,Prince Harry’s tell-all memoir that is set to break the internet

The strategy behind Spare,Prince Harry’s tell-all memoir that is set to break the internet

The Duke of Sussex’s much-anticipated memoir will build celebrity in the United States,the best launch pad for the social activism he and the duchess want to pursue.

  • byJacqueline Maley