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At a Sydney mansion on the Queen's Birthday long weekend, some of Her Majesty's most loyal Australian subjects criticised what they called the republican "elites". Key points: Some monarchists claim the starting gun for a second Australian republic referendum has been fired The new Assistant Minister for a Republic hopes to educate Australians about the issue Both monarchists and republicans …