Rather than compile an official history of micronations and Lavalon, the Government of the Republic provides the following links to documents by third parties. The Government of the Republic offers no assurances as to their veracity!

Articles About Lavalon

  • Happy and Glorious, from the Sydney Morning Herald, by Mark Dapin, 2010:

    Lavalon seceded in protest at Australia’s treatment of the Tamp asylum seekers in 2001. I asked Jason how it differed from Wodonga. “Well”, he said, “Lavalon has a GDP of a few tomatoes grown out the back of our house, whereas if Wodonga were a country it would have a GDP of… I don’t know. Some money and stuff. Because stuff is actually produced there”.

  • Delegates make it regal at summit, from The National newspaper in Dubai, by Phil Mercer, 2010.

    The Republic of Lavalon was established by Jason McKerra, a welfare worker, following the Australian government’s decision to storm a Norwegian freighter, which had rescued hundreds of mainly Afghan asylum-seekers in the Indian Ocean in 2001.

  • “Lavalon” from the MNeu wiki, 2010.

    The Republic is a non-territorial micronation, but in January 2010, Consul Jason Mckerra announced that his long term aim was now to purchase land in Australia for the Republic.

  • Aurora Welcomes First Tourists, from the Aquila Audax, by George Cruickshank, 2009

    Emperor George II this week hosted a two-day private visit to Atlantium’s Province of Aurora by Kieran Bennett and friend, of Wodonga, Victoria.

    Mr Bennett is the founder of his own micronation – the Republic of Lavalon – which currently exists as a largely theoretical exercise, strongly grounded in liberal, progressive, environmental and social justice concerns.

Press about Micronations

  • Lonely Planet Guide to Micronations: An interview with Simon Sellars

    My mother banned me from starting up a micronation ever again, unless I could back it up with sufficient armoury and investment capital, which of course I never could, being a very lazy kid.

  • Smithsonian Mag: Micronations of the World

    The difference between the two is recognition; according to The Lonely Planet Guide to Home-Made Nations, “…a nation is only recognized as a nation if other nations that have been recognized by other nations recognize it.” And micronations are never seen as such by anyone other than their founders and residents.

  • Mini-states Down Under are sure they can secede

    While some mini-states come and go, Hutt River Province celebrates its 35th anniversary this year. Princess Shirley, 76, claims to have government documents that, she says, recognise the province as a legal entity.

    Constitutional lawyers beg to differ.

    “These states have no recognition or status under Australian law whatsoever,” said Prof George Williams of the University of New South Wales.

    “It’s a nice way of thumbing your nose at authority but ultimately it’s just a fantasy.”

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