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The message received by those attempting to access the News Archives. The website hosting the news archives of Austenasia prior to the establishment of the Austenasian Times has been frozen from public viewing. Those attempting to access the website are met with the message that “This website is frozen.” The reason for this problem is not…

Imperia (top) and Esmondia (bottom) An Act of Parliament was passed yesterday morning which saw two new Crown Dependencies join Austenasia. The first, Imperia, consists of a residential property bordering India. Imperia’s five residents – one of whom, Ketan Uzagi, has been appointed its Governing Commissioner – have raised the Austenasian population to eighty six people. With…

The Emperor’s 21st birthday party took place yesterday in the Imperial Residence. A party was held in the Imperial Residence yesterday evening to celebrate the 21st birthday of Emperor Jonathan I. The Imperial Family were joined by relatives and family friends for the party, including Deputy Prime Minister Countess Eritoshi and her sister Lady Imogen,…

The newly adopted flags of the (top-bottom) Austenasian Army, Imperial Navy, and Imperial Air Force. Emperor Jonathan I yesterday gave Imperial Consent to the Armed Forces Act 2015. The Prime Minister, Lord Admiral Joseph Kennedy – the author of the legislation – released a statement briefly describing the main points of the Act: “The Armed Forces Act 2015 has…

Independence Day was observed right across the world. Here, Tariq Zubair (Austenasian Ambassador to Pakistan) poses in front of the national flag. This weekend saw the Empire celebrate seven years of independence. Independence Day took place on Saturday 19th as the third Saturday in September, but the actual seven year anniversary of Austenasia’s foundation was…

The First Amendment to the Austenasian Constitution of 2011 has now been approved by Parliament and will enter into force on 20 September. Several amendments to the constitution (explained here) were proposed last month by Emperor Jonathan I, the first time that any change to the constitution has been formally proposed since its adoption in…

A digital portrait of Lord Charles. Lord Charles Clarke, Duke of Grantabridge was yesterday elected as the first Speaker of the House of Representatives. The Speaker of the House of Representatives Act 2014 was passed in October last year, but specified that the first holder of this new office would be elected after the next…

The results of yesterday’s referendum saw proposed constitutional amendments approved by a huge majority. A referendum held yesterday saw proposed amendments to the Austenasian Constitution of 2011 approved by a majority of 89.47%, while local elections held at the same time saw all incumbent Representatives re-elected. Out of the 49 subjects eligible to vote in…

Yesterday saw the end of the week-long period during which those wishing to stand for election as Representative at the end of the month could announce that they would be doing so. In each of the ten Towns of Austenasia, the incumbent Representative or Acting Representative was the only person who announced that they would…

Alexander Eastwood, new Chancellor of the Federal Republic of St.Charlie. This article is the first in a series of editorials from Lord Admiral Joseph Kennedy known as The Lord Admiral’s Corner, where the Prime Minister will give his thoughts and opinions on issues affecting the micronation.org community. The opinions expressed in this series are the personal…