Principality of Hutt River dissolves after 50 years of ‘independence’ from Australia

A tiny slab of Australian outback that declared independence 50 years ago will finally rejoin the rest of the nation. The Principality of Hutt River was dramatically created on April 21, 1970, and covers just 75sqkm of remote Western Australia with a population of 23. The ‘micronation’ has its own flag and emblem and produces stamps, banknotes, … Read more