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The process of republicanisation in Australia : Comments

By Peter Ingall, published 31/1/2022

Replacing the Queen and Governor General with a President would have Australia a republic at Commonwealth level, and a constitutional monarchy at State level.

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Hmm. The constitutional nonsense of the Australia-wreckers hasn't taken that into account. They are trying to herd us into an even bigger mess than we thought we would be by dumping the monarchy. Although, with our train-wreck Federation, we already have the federal government going one way, and the states wherever their loony premiers decide on whim.

Forget republicanism. Fix the Federation! Don't bugger up the country any more than it is buggered up now.
Posted by ttbn, Monday, 31 January 2022 8:52:44 AM
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Well it looks like this none sense isn’t to happen.

Three cheers for the Queen…(and Donald Trump).

Dan
Posted by diver dan, Monday, 31 January 2022 9:31:22 AM
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Absolutely disagree! A two stage referendum would first ask WE THE PEOPLE what model we wanted!? Then when that was done and dusted! Followed by stage two, and the question put to WE THE PEOPLE is a republic based on the publicly popular model! With WE THE PEOPLE asked if we want a republic based on that model!?

Nothing else is required! Certainly not elements taken off the table by various political power brokers trying to control outcomes or handicapping them! Or steer them in a direction where like the last time, the question as constructed would be, automatically rejected!
Alan B.
Posted by Alan B., Monday, 31 January 2022 11:02:42 AM
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Yes Alan, a typically republican approach. First try to get everyone locked into a apparently simple vote, then hit them with the catastrophe afterwards.

Such a catastrophe would make hundreds of lawyers, thousands of academics, & tens of thousands of bureaucrats collecting extremely high incomes for decades, for absolutely no useful result, what ever it might be.
Posted by Hasbeen, Monday, 31 January 2022 11:38:41 AM
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When the Queen passes I suspect the royals will have lost their social licence. They need to be cut back to basics. Perhaps Prince Charles can have a job officiating at republicanisation ceremonies as he did recently in Barbados.

The worst scenario would be to appoint a self righteous oik as President who lectures us on rights and wrongs while making heavy use of limos and VIP jets. Whatever arrangement ensues the Commonwealth Auditor General should be charged with ensuring it costs no more than the GG system. Ditto the states.
Posted by Taswegian, Monday, 31 January 2022 11:57:56 AM
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I don't know why Charles went to Barbados. To make sure they did it perhaps?

Barbados had an advantage over Australia - the politicians decided to do the deed without reference to the people. I'll bet Pirate Pete wishes that his mob could do the same here. If it were not for the Constitution, our politicians would buckle under the pressure too. They might even have led the charge.

Who knows what Australian politicians would get up to if they didn’t have to refer to the people.
Posted by ttbn, Monday, 31 January 2022 12:29:34 PM
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