Anthony Albanese had previously flagged the possibility of a referendum on a republic in the second term of his government should it be re-elected.
Leading campaigners for splitting Australia from the monarchy remain hopeful of the nation becoming a republic, but some fear the cause may be lost for a generation.his priority was on the Indigenous Voice referendumover whether the outfit should campaign for the Voice. After agonising over the decision, it appointed No campaigner Warren Mundine to a broader Voice advisory body and chose not to back the Indigenous referendum, partly to avoid alienating conservative republicans.
“It would take a few years for us to work through what the model looks like and for people to be ready to have a vote,” he said. “If it takes a bit longer , that is alright.”Australian Monarchist League chair Eric Abetz, a former Liberal senator, said the Voice referendum proved Australians would only change the constitution when the proposed change was viewed as crystal clear and compelling, which he said the republic change was not.
He said the monarchy was in inexorable decline, as evidenced by King Charles’ relative unpopularity compared with Queen Elizabeth II, the growing number of nations becoming a republic, and the incoming New Zealand prime minister’s support for his nation cutting ties with Great Britain.“I don’t accept this view it’s gone for another generation, but it may have to be a slower process,” Barnes said.
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