Australia abandons plans to hold referendum on replacing King Charles and becoming a republic
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Australia abandons plans to hold referendum on replacing King Charles and becoming a republic

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Australia has abandoned plans to hold a referendum on replacing King Charles as head of state and becoming a republic. King Charles III receives Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese during an audience at Buckingham Palace in London in May After the decisive loss, which coincided with a sharp decline in support for Mr Albanese’s government, Mr Thistlethwaite acknowledged that putting the question of the monarchy to the public had become “a lot harder”. As is outlined in the country’s constitution, a majority of Australians in a majority of states would need to vote “yes” in order for Australia to become a republic. A small majority of Australians wanted Australia to remain a constitutional monarchy when a YouGov poll was taken around the first anniversary of the accession of King Charles III in September, whereas 32 per cent wished for the country to become a republic as soon as possible.

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Are Australians more or less likely to vote for a republic?
2 months ago

Are Australians more or less likely to vote for a republic?

The Independent  

The King of Australia, on his first visit as monarch, has been heckled by a senator, an extraordinary moment in the usually sedate proceedings of an official royal occasion. Thorpe’s view is that there should first be a treaty between the First Nation peoples and the Commonwealth of Australia before any “voice” is established, so she opposed it on “progressive” …

Debate Rages as Australia Revisits the Monarchy
2 months ago

Debate Rages as Australia Revisits the Monarchy

Associated Press  

King Charles III's visit to Australia reignites debate on constitutional links to Britain. While the welcome has been warm, Australia's national and state leaders want the royals removed from their constitution. Monarchists expect the visit will strengthen Australians’ connection to their sovereign, while opponents hope for a rejection of the concept that someone from the other side of the world …

King Charles III lands in Australia's republic debate in the first visit by a monarch in 13 years
2 months ago

King Charles III lands in Australia's republic debate in the first visit by a monarch in 13 years

The Independent  

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How King Charles’s Australia tour could trigger a republican referendum
2 months ago

How King Charles’s Australia tour could trigger a republican referendum

The Telegraph  

The topic has hit the local radio phone-ins and breakfast television, although words like “damp squib” have been used more often than not to describe the strength of republican feeling and organisation. “It’s absolute rubbish,” said Karl Stefanovic, presenter of the Today show of the republican movement. If they choose a different path, “then the deep roots, close connections and …

King won’t stand in way if Australia wants to go republican
2 months, 1 week ago

King won’t stand in way if Australia wants to go republican

The Telegraph  

The King has vowed not to stand in the way if Australia wants to become a republic, it has emerged. He told anti-monarchist campaigners that “whether Australia becomes a republic is… a matter for the Australian public to decide”. The remarks were made in a letter sent to the Australian Republic Movement by his assistant private secretary ahead of the …

Failed referendum on Indigenous rights sets back Australian government plans to become a republic
1 year, 2 months ago

Failed referendum on Indigenous rights sets back Australian government plans to become a republic

Associated Press  

CANBERRA, Australia — Australia’s failed referendum on the Indigenous Voice has set back the government’s plans to cut the nation’s constitutional ties to Britain’s King Charles III, a minister said Thursday. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese made the Voice referendum a top priority for his center-left Labor Party government’s first three-year term when it was elected last year. “Sadly, over the …

Australia's Sydney Opera House won't light up for coronation to save costs
1 year, 7 months ago

Australia's Sydney Opera House won't light up for coronation to save costs

Deccan Chronicle  

SYDNEY: A decision not to light up the sails of the Sydney Opera House to mark the coronation of King Charles was a cost saving measure, a spokesperson for the state government of New South Wales said on Saturday. While many public buildings and monuments, including Parliament House in the capital Canberra, will be illuminated in royal purple on Saturday …

Australia PM to give allegiance to king but wants president
1 year, 7 months ago

Australia PM to give allegiance to king but wants president

Associated Press  

CANBERRA, Australia — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Friday he would declare his allegiance to King Charles III at the monarch’s coronation despite believing that Australia should have its own head of state. I want to see an Australian as Australia’s head of state,” Albanese told Australian Broadcasting Corp. “That doesn’t mean that you cannot have respect for the …

Hugh Jackman says it is ‘inevitable’ that Australia will become a republic
1 year, 10 months ago

Hugh Jackman says it is ‘inevitable’ that Australia will become a republic

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Hugh Jackman has stated his belief that it is “inevitable” Australia …

Australia will remove King Charles III, British Monarchy from banknotes
1 year, 10 months ago

Australia will remove King Charles III, British Monarchy from banknotes

The Hindu  

Australia is removing the British monarchy from its bank notes. The nation's central bank said Thursday its new $5 bill would feature an Indigenous design rather than an image of King Charles III. Australia's Reserve Bank said the new $5 bill would feature a design to replace the portrait of the queen, who died last year. The bank said the …

‘One of our own’: Australia plans referendum on monarchy
2 years, 1 month ago

‘One of our own’: Australia plans referendum on monarchy

Al Jazeera  

The vote, to test Australia’s appetite for a republic, will take place after the referendum on an Indigenous voice to parliament. Assistant Minister for the Republic of Australia, Matt Thistlethwaite, told Al Jazeera that while “the priority for this government is the Voice to Parliament, the next natural progression for Australia is look to have one of our own as …

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, …

King Charles could give up monarchy in Australia, former prime minister suggests
2 years, 2 months ago

King Charles could give up monarchy in Australia, former prime minister suggests

The Telegraph  

King Charles could “renounce his claim on Australia” because the Royal family would have been “glad” if the country had voted to become a republic, a former prime minister has claimed. Paul Keating, Australia’s Labour leader from 1991 to 1996, said he had discussed plans to campaign for an Australian head of state with Queen Elizabeth in a private meeting …

After Queen Elizabeth II's death, Australia is talking about a republic again. How could it be achieved?
2 years, 3 months ago

After Queen Elizabeth II's death, Australia is talking about a republic again. How could it be achieved?

ABC  

The passage of the proposed referendum on a Voice to Parliament could be a necessary, albeit not a sufficient, condition for Australia to become a republic in the next few years. On the other hand, a win for the Voice would create momentum for a republic referendum, ending the perception that constitutional change has become almost impossible. Today, the republic …

Australian PM supports Charles’s continuing climate advocacy
2 years, 3 months ago

Australian PM supports Charles’s continuing climate advocacy

Associated Press  

CANBERRA, Australia — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Thursday it would be “perfectly acceptable” for King Charles III to continue to advocate for climate change action in his new apolitical role as monarch. The lifelong environmentalist said he was confident that work on “the issues for which I care so deeply” would “go on in the trusted hands of …

Lawmakers in Australian state pledge allegiance to king
2 years, 3 months ago

Lawmakers in Australian state pledge allegiance to king

Associated Press  

CANBERRA, Australia — Lawmakers in an Australian state pledged their allegiance to King Charles III on Tuesday with some using the occasion to call for an Australian republic. Australia’s center-left Labor Party government wants an Australian president to replace the British monarch as the nation’s head of state. Victoria demands a new oath to a dead monarch’s successor before lawmakers …

Australia abandons referendum on keeping British monarch as head of state
2 years, 3 months ago

Australia abandons referendum on keeping British monarch as head of state

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese …

Elizabeth\'s death rekindles debate on republic in Australia
2 years, 3 months ago

Elizabeth\'s death rekindles debate on republic in Australia

Deccan Chronicle  

CANBERRA: Many regarded Australians' respect and affection for the late Queen Elizabeth II as the biggest obstacle to the country becoming a republic with its own head of state. Now, after her death and with a pro-republic Labor Party government in power, Australia's constitutional ties to the British monarchy will again be open to first-order debate for the first time …

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  

CANBERRA, Australia — Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who had started laying the groundwork for an Australian republic after elections in May, said Sunday that now was the time not for a change but for paying tribute to the life of Queen Elizabeth II. Her eldest son, King Charles III, was officially proclaimed Australia’s head of state Sunday by the …

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