If they’re serious, republicans would do us the courtesy of proposing an entirely new system of government. Anything less is disrespectful to the Australian public and Her Majesty the Queen, writes Daisy Cousens.
In one of his first moves as prime minister, Anthony Albanese appointed Matt Thistlethwaite as assistant minister for the republic.
The model merely co-opts our current system - with the public allowed to choose only from a cabal of “eminent” candidates picked by politicians.But somehow, whether driven by post-Covid boredom, or the ongoing inter-generational bitterness at the Whitlam dismissal, republicans have started pushing the same old, tired arguments.Australia is already an independent nation. It has been since the Australia Act of 1986, which formally severed all legal ties with the United Kingdom.
“The term refers to an office under international law and has long been used as a description of the office of governor-general. Australian Monarchist League national chairman Philip Benwell himself said many young monarchists are progressive, and agree with Prince Charles on climate action.
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