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Would Australia Still Vote 'No' To Becoming A Republic?
It’s been 20 years since more than six million Australians voted to stick with the British monarchy. But would the country vote the same way now?
It’s been 20 years since more than six million Australians voted to stick with the British monarchy. But would the country vote the same way now?
Peter FitzSimons admits it has been two decades of "the winter years" since the failed republic referendum that preserved the British monarchy's place in Australian society.
Ah, the national anthem has reared its ugly head again -- and I use that somewhat cruel terminology advisedly.
It's time for Australia to move towards proper independence and come to terms with our history.
It pains me to say this, but as an avowed republican -- the Australian kind, not the American -- my opposition to the monarchy is receding faster than William’s hairline.
Labor says if elected it plans to hold a $160 million national plebiscite on whether Australia should become a republic.