Craig Foster: The Republic Question @ the Fifth Estate



Last night at the Wheeler Centre, Craig Foster and Sally Warhaft weaved a conversation through the history and learning of the Australian Republican Movement, the indigenous Voice to Parliament, multi-culturalism  and Australia’s sovereignty.  

Foster, a former Socceroos player and coach, and sports broadcaster, human rights activist, and co-chair with Nova Peris of the Australian Republic Movement and Sally Warhaft, writer, broadcaster and anthropologist displayed their knowledge, intelligence and wit in an hour long discussion. 

It was a stimulating, informative and enjoyable journey highlighted by a general agreement that the slogan for the vote to become a Republic in the next term of the Albanese Labor Government should be ‘Thanks, we can take it from here.’

It ended with Warhaft suggesting that maybe Foster’s optimism and her concerns could be best shared.