Of Pomp and Power: Putting Australia’s Weak Republic Movement in Context
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Of Pomp and Power: Putting Australia’s Weak Republic Movement in Context

The Diplomat  

October saw Australia’s head of state visit the country for the first time in 13 years. The British royal family isn’t particularly popular, nor does the idea of monarchy hold much public attraction, but the general sentiment in Australia is that things function pretty well as is and therefore there is no need to make any changes. Unlike countries like the United States and France, in constitutional monarchies like the U.K. and Australia executive power and the symbols of the state are divorced from one another. An appeal to national pride may create the impetus for a republic, but it may also unleash forces that make the constitutional changes dangerous.

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What Would an Australian Republic Look Like?
2 years, 2 months ago

What Would an Australian Republic Look Like?

The Diplomat  

The death of Queen Elizabeth II has reignited debate in Australia about the country becoming a republic. Former Prime Minister Malcolm Turbull, who was head of the Australian Republican Movement in the late 1990s, felt that the queen’s personal popularity meant that the subject should be revisited after she had passed. The president’s role would be to simply sign legislation, …

Australia’s PM says referendum on republic not his priority
2 years, 3 months ago

Australia’s PM says referendum on republic not his priority

Associated Press  

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The Australian Republic Movement Tries Again
2 years, 10 months ago

The Australian Republic Movement Tries Again

The Diplomat  

Since its defeat at the 1999 referendum proposing Australia become a republic, the Australian Republic Movement has been a bit hapless.The movement has struggled to regain the public traction it had in the 1990s, and has failed to find prominent figures to drive their campaign. Yet the movement’s biggest problem – the one that obstructed a referendum victory two decades …

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