And Compton talks about other people's nonsense!

A Morgan poll says that 60% of Australians still want the Monarchy. How many of the 40% are for a republic, or just don't care is not revealed.

I would not call myself a monarchist, and I don’t like Charles; but why change a system that works? And, given the obsession with race and culture that prevails these days, why toss out the majority culture - the one that settled the country and did all the hard work to make it so attractive to immigrants who chose to come here, knowing full well that Australia is a constitutional monarchy.

Just reading the stuff of the pro Republic crowd makes me sad for the future of this Nation !
A Republic would be just as good as a Monarchy or indeed a benevolent Dictatorship.
However, just look at the average home-grown bogans & the far too many less-than-bogan imports & it becomes clear to non-bogans that no political system can ever work well as long as the bogan factor sabotages every good intention !
The most disrupting are of course the pseudo-intellectual 'educated' bogans ! The ones who got helped over the exams line but are now glued to the public funding trough ! Under a Republic this system would descend us into Anarchy !

We are being asked to believe that people like Everard Compton and Adam Bandt are going to be better, more trustworthy, more dignified, sensible, reliable and circumspect, less politically interfering, more minded with a sense of duty above partisan interests, than the late Queen.

And who are they going to propose for this? Why, a politician of course! What could go wrong? They have the minds and manners of Everard and Adam to model themselves on, pffffft!

Cumberland,

Compton is 91 years old; I wonder why he bothers. He is a bit like Klaus Schwarb of the WEF, at 80 years plus, who also wants to bugger things up for future generations before he kicks the bucket.

Here's the thing. A referendum can ask more than one question, i.e., do we want a voice in parliament and 2 do we want to become a republic. If the answer is yes to either or both those questions?

Then a second referendum should ask the important how, question? And given the expected timing, due respect and period of grieving for a dead monarch

For mine the statement from the heart should be the model or template and we the people should decide who should occupy the GG's role.

Becoming a republic doesn't mean we leave the commonwealth of nations!

Our new flag could be the national symbol alongside the Aboriginal flag in a corner where the union jack once stood?

It should be open to all citizens to nominate for the GG's role, not just a so-called eminent person chosen by our parliament!

And with that we need to bring back optional preferencing if only to prevent dirty deals done in backrooms in the dead of night by so-called power brokers!

Not only do I want us to become a republic but a truly democratic one as well. And that isn't the current status quo, Everald!
Alan B.