Don't want Charles or Camilla? Stiff cheese, nobody cares what you want. I think that Charles is an idiot, but he is the King, and that's that. We don't get a say. He won't be on the five dollar note, thanks to the childishness of our Socialist, out-to-change-everything, government. Camilla, on the other hand, seems to be a good sort; I wouldn't mind seeing her on the note.

You "instinctively rejected" Charles. Wow. That was noticed!

. We are starting to become a more "thoughtful" nation. No, we are becoming a more self-denigrating bunch of twits, led by the nose by Socialists.

. Charles had nothing to do with the rightful dismissal of Whitlam.

. Getting a PM like Donald Trump would be a blessing that we will never get with our stupid voting system and the wet, weak types we get to vote for.

. Conservatives want to keep the best of the status quo. Old socialists like you and your mates want to pull everything down and call it 'progress'.

Take a hike.

Who cares.
They are all results of the entrenched British Royalty system with its failings. They are all humans with human failings and as such will act as humans do. They are the result of both these factors.

The author here attempts to blacken the Royal pots reputation further by focusing on the blackness of the old kettle.

Well sorry, the Royal kettle has been black for a thousand years, and like any old black pot in the kitchen, it always remains the favourite to the end.

He managed to pillory Donald Trump; very predictable.

No to Republic, if for no other reason than to avoid like the plague, mindless morons like this author from gaining undue influence over the issue of the Republic, ( which it currently isn’t one unless the chick crowd such as the author, can turn it into one),

Re: King Charles's absence from the $5 note.

Chalmers announced that the RBA had 'decided' not to put the King on the note.

Liar, liar.

The government was consulted on the matter, and they "backed it in".

Dutton goes as far as to say that Albanese 'directed' them not to put him on the note.

It's still a bit early to be having this discussion
here in Australia because our government's top
priority is the constitutional recognition of our
First Nations people by enshrining an Indigenous Voice
to Parliament.

A republic won't be on an agenda until at least after
the 2025 election.

Of course in a few months King Charles III will be officially
crowned in London. So this will undoubtedly kick off another
chapter in the debate about whether or not Australia should
get rid of the monarchy.

Charles doesn't have the depth of support in the community
that Queen Elizabeth II did. Of that there's no doubt.
The polls have always shown that.

I personally feel that in time things will take their own
course - when the country is ready to do so.

Many people find it silly that Australian politicians
pledge to serve an overseas monarch, Under Section 44 of
the Constitution a person can't run for parliament if they
hold allegiance to another country. Yet the first thing
that our MPs do in parliament is promise to serve a
foreign monarch. This is archaic and ridiculous.

This does not represent the Australia we live in and is further
evidence as to why we will eventually have to begin discussing
becoming a Republic - with our own head of state.
We are no longer British.

But for now - first things first.
Lets take care of the Indigenous Voice to Parliament.

King Charles III will not feature on Australia's
$5 note after a decision by the Reserve Bank to
replace Queen Elizabeth II's portrait with a design
"that honours the culture and history of the First
Australians".

Once the change is made there will be no portraits of
UK monarchs on any current Australian banknotes.

Our treasurer Jim Chalmers said - "This is a good opportunity
to strike a good balance between a monarch on the coins and
a First Nations design on the banknotes".

Nor I! That said, the UK may become a republic before we do. We do not lead but like a good little pavlovian, blindly follow idiotic ideologies.
Alan B.

No wonder oldies are getting a reputation as being blithering old goats, when blithering old goats like Peter Bowden are allowed to advertise their stupidity in pieces like this.

Granted Charlie is a bit of a misguided twit, but that is probably because too many Peter Bowden types were involved in his upbringing & education.

Rather than getting rid of the monarchy we should be getting rid of the university culture that fosters ratbag lefties to our detriment. The monarchy does us very little harm, & nothing like that we would suffer as a republic controlled by billionaires & ratbags like Bowden.

Hasbeen

Too right! If one of the corgis was on the throne, the Monarchy would still be preferable to a republic.

As for silly old goats. Like the silly younger goats, the silliest have been through the brainwashing mills, sometimes called universities.

I don't like Charles, but he is much less of an embarrassment than our Ocker Prime Minister who is intent on doing as much harm to Australia as he can over three years.

What Foxy says.

What does it matter who the head of state is or if Charles is not on our bank notes.

Here's the thing. There're 3 billion people on the planet whose principal source of energy is wood and dung. China and India between them are opening one new coal fired power station every week! That's gotta be good news, eh?

I mean we mine arguably the best thermal coal in the world and prices have never been higher. We should be making a mottsa? Yes?

Well, no, the foreign price gouging tax avoiding profit repatriating MF foreign owners are!

So, who gives a phuck who the phucking head of state is. If we still owned enough of our country, it might matter.

Or if our pollies weren't, I believe, in the pockets of narrow vested interest, we just might get an energy policy that worked for us and our economy instead of one that simply screws joe average for all it is worth.

Even if Charles 11 is a climate change warrior, what can he do to change the aforementioned.
Alan B.

I hope Australia does become a Republic, but as Foxy says it can’t happen until at least after the next election, and in the meantime were have more consequential constitutional issues to consider.

Charles is an idiot. Given time, I suspect he may prove to be the republican movement’s greatest asset; ably supported by his brother and youngest son.

I have just wasted 5 minutes of my life reading the Article.

I now know what Mr.Bowden thinks of Charles.

I didn't care that I didn't know of his opinion before and I care even less now.

I want my 5 minutes back!

The twisted logic of the anti-Charles sentiment here almost turned me into a raving monarchist. As things stand I am just a calm one, a quiet supporter of our constitutional monarchy. The thing about this arrangement is precisely that you take what you get given in the monarch stakes. The top job goes to a person who arrived there automatically via a defined line of succession. It works. There's evidence. Feeling powerless? There are plenty of opportunities to exercise one's democratic powers. That the monarchy isn't one of them is its strength, a key reason for its retention. Resist the temptation to reject a monarch you don't like personally. Take pride in the tolerance that requires. Share it. Tolerance is valuable. It might be nice to try an alternative, like an elected president of a republic. It might work. But it won't be a reversible experiment and the risk is huge. What we've got will do just fine.

What is more immediately important than the Monarchy and Charles is the hell on Earth we will be experiencing under the Ockernese government for at least three years.

Bad things are going to happen. There is almost zero opposition, and we are going to have to live with it; so I've started re-reading 'The Benedict Option' for comfort.

In the first few pages is the reminder that people of virtue will come to understand that full participation in mainstream society will not be possible for those who are not of the Left. We need to find new ways to live - just as Benedictines did in response to the fall of Roman civilisation. And, make no mistake: our civilisation, while not yet at breaking point, is in big trouble.

Here's something for all those doom and gloomers.
The fear-mongerers - and those who only see
negativity in any change from the
status quo as a threat.

Those who want the 1950s
and The White Australia Policy back. The Pauline
Hansoners, who claim to be "conservatives," and "True
Australians," The
haters of multiculturalism - and diversity.
Who are against giving a Voice to our First Nations People.

Well
guess what? The 1950s are not coming back.
And your being a minority in today's Australia -
won't drag this country backwards to again become
the cultural back-water it once was.

Here's something for you all:

Our country does have problems
They give me a chill
But I know it will get better
I know that it will
I try not to worry or let it get me down
I keep on smiling, and I get rid of my frown
We've survived the hard times
We've done it before
We'll do it again of that I am sure
So I take one day at a time
And I treasure each day
We can work together
"Cause that's the best way
Don't let hate determine how we act
Instead open our hearts and lets not attack
Let's make sure that our country is the best it can be
Let's work together on this great wide brown land
That's girthed by sea
Lets end this antagonism towards our fellow man
We'll all feel better if we link hands!

Airbus Albozo's priority is virtue signalling and apartheid for Australia.

He doesn't give a crap about the monarchy, the economy or the wellbeing of Australians.

shadowminister,

And you know this how?

Of course in your mind - Peter Dutton is the carer?

The
haters of multiculturalism
Foxy,
That is an exceedingly ignorant thing to say. When normal people air their views about multiculturalism they don't do so because they 'hate' multiculturalism, they speak up because of the negative impact brought on by immigration of white-hating migrants.
If you want to hear white-hating migrants I suggest you listen to "Stop Everything" on ABC.

I'm a constitutional monarchist

and I back Charlie (I had initial concerns) but he is doing a good job.

So I reckon Charlie should be on our 5 dollar note. Good for Australian political stability.

+++++++++++++

The prospect of a Republic with a guy like Turnbull or some Australian (Token) of the Year ("First Nations" naturally) as our Australian President would cause no end of problems and instability.

Yeah well I don't want a war in the Pacific between USA and China.
- But that doesn't mean it wont happen.

Time is on China's side, they've got no reason to provoke a war.
They're getting militarily and economically stronger every year whilst America gets weaker.
The U.S. is out of time, after 2025, maybe 2027 or 2030 the window will be closed.

As for Charles, how pathetic.
A King is supposed to 'Demand' and 'Command'.
I was going through the checkout in Woolies a few weeks back and the Woman's Day (or whatever it was) had a big expose on how Charles was having a nervous breakdown.

A man who has his shoelaces and jarmies ironed and his toilet seats sent ahead when he travels, and who probably always had someone to wipe his bot-bot for him?
He's not doing real well without 'Mummy'
[spoken mockingly with British Royal accent]

- What exactly do you want me to say? -

Another left whinge nut job foaming at the mouth?

but he is doing a good job.
Maverick,
He's not running the country so I'm neither here nor there about a 'good job'. I do however, strongly agree with the rest of your post !

Hey ttbn,
"Getting a PM like Donald Trump would be a blessing that we will never get with our stupid voting system and the wet, weak types we get to vote for."

- Nikki Haley is the 'Deep States' choice.

indyvidual,

Sorry to have taken so long to reply to your comment
about the "white-hating migrants." I had used up all
of my posts and had to wait. Anyway , I don't know
any "white-hating" migrants. The only haters that I
am aware of are the ones that appear on this forum.
People who appear to be ignorant and uneducated,
small-minded, who use the web to vent their spleens.

Most migrants that I know don't define people in terms
of colour, religion, or ethnicity. They accept one another.
It appears that from the comments found on this forum -
those who hate are the ones who hate non-white migrants
and our Indigenous People as well.

There's an explanation for that at:

http://humanrights.gov.au/our-work/publications/examples-racist-material-internet

Now back to the Monarchy.

A special Roy Morgan SMS Poll on September 12, 2022
with an Australia wide cross-section found that 60%
believe Australia should remain a Monarchy while only
40% should become a Republic.

This survey was conducted entirely after Prince Charles
took the oath on the week-end he became King Charles III.

So it appears that in order for any Referendum to pass
on this subject - more information is going to be needed
for Australians to change their minds.

We now have an Assistant Minister for the Republic of Australia,
Matt Thistlewaite. However as stated earlier the government's
top priority is constitutional recognition of our First Nations
people by enshrining an Indigenous Voice to Parliament.

We shall have to wait for anything to happen until after the
2025 election.

Hey ttbn,
Trump's relationship with Lindsay Graham is becoming a little too close for comfort.

Lindsey Graham says there is 'only one Donald Trump' and the GOP can't have 'Trump policies' without him
http://www.businessinsider.com/lindsey-graham-donald-trump-gop-only-one-trump-2023-1

The final program is to have a section in Government where aboriginal and Torris Straight vote for representatives.

The activists pushing for the Voice won’t tell you this, but Victoria has a version of it already legislated. And right now, Melbourne’s mini-voice is demanding a “Black Parliament” – their words.
In 2019, Dan Andrews set up what became known as the First Peoples’ Assembly. There to “represent Traditional Owners of Country and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Victoria”, it has an “Elders’ Voice”, its own constitution, runs its own Indigenous-only elections and meets in the Victorian Parliament.

Its priority is to negotiate a “treaty” with the Victorian Government.
Using $65 million of Victorian taxpayers’ money, it’s pushing changes to Victoria’s democracy that will see power shift away from ordinary Victorian voters.
.
These are some of the “First Peoples’ Assembly” specific goals for the treaty2:
Establishing a permanent representative body with meaningful decision-making powers – a “Black Parliament” of sorts.
Having a number of seats in the Victorian Parliament that members of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community vote for.
First Peoples oversight of the Victorian Government and public service for the benefit of First Peoples.
And the Andrews Government is backing them, saying in the announcement of the Treaty Framework3:
Treaty is a significant step towards transferring power and resources to First nations Peoples…

Foxy,
That link makes no mention of the racists employed by public funded broadcast companies !

indyvidual,

That's because only racists are against our national
broadcaster that costs the average taxpayer such a
small amount.

AC,

Sorry. I don't know what you are talking about. I don't take much notice of ousted foreign politicians (Trump was good while he was there, but I don't think he will be back, thanks to the stupidity of Americans), and I have no idea who Lindsey Graham is.

My only interest in America is their ability to help protect us from China, and I am very pleased to see that they are increasing their military presence in the Philippines, which is constantly threatened by China. Despite the Democrats and their demented President, it seems that the U.S still has what it takes - more than can be said for our own morons in Canberra.

Foxy,
The racists you support must be laughing their heads off at having your support !

Hey ttbn,
Well we may not agree here (on China specifically), but the 'Deep State' are the bureaucrats or 'shadow government' who ensure that Americas foreign policy stays on track no matter which party or individual is currently in office.
- And that's why they hated Trump, he didn't really go along with the policies of these people, who wanted Hillary in office to continue their agendas.

Here's Lindsay Graham, John McCain and Joe Lieberman - 'The Three Amigos'.
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/amigos-john-mccain-lindsey-graham-joe-lieberman-hiking/story?id=49318329

You'll always find these people (Lieberman is no longer in office and McCain passed away from cancer) going overseas to give support (money and weapons) to some less than ideal opposition in relation to the US conducting regime changes.
- And they're more bi-partisan for Deep State agendas and the Military Industrial Complex than they are actually loyal Republicans or Democrats.
If you watch a few minutes of this video, you'll have a better understanding of how the US funds dissident groups and conducts regime changes - you'll even see how they're trying to surround and contain China.
http://youtu.be/Tsu35R7n0XM?t=1765
I oppose them, because they're all about never-ending wars.
- And so, I'm not too keen about Trump and Lindsay Graham being too chummy.

Whether it be Syria, Myanmar, Ukraine, Taiwan etc, you'll find a handful of the same US Senators visiting to impose US foreign policy and pledge support, and Lindsay Graham is probably now the most senior of these.

The best thing Charlie can do for Australia, is keep the hell out of here, not mention us, not make any reference to Australia what so ever. Treat us like we don't exist, in that way we can get on running our own country and dealing with our own problem, like responsible adults should.

As a last act, Charlie should invite his man in Australia, the GG to London for an extended holiday at Buck House, say for 20 years, in that way we can get on with asserting our true identity as a people totally free from a British colonial past in a new enlightened republic of the people, for the people.

The Poms can keep him!

indyvidual,

I don't support racists as you well know from my
posting record on this forum. Unfortunately the same
can't be said for you. You need to improve.

I don't support racists
Foxy,
that's what you think, alas !

Hi Foxy,

Didn't you call me a "concrete jungle bunny" when you learnt I had a smidgen of Aboriginal blood. Sorry, that wasn't you, it was the racists poster Indyvidual, he did apologise after, but we still know where he's coming from. He says he was a migrant, but never discloses from where, me thinks he's ashamed of his White South African heritage.

I don't think Charles is too perturbed about not being on a Banknote that hardly buys anything these days.
Cultural images are better as long as they are actually cultural. Personally, I'd like to see images of Australian inventors or their product.

indyvidual,

Of course Charles is perturbed about not being
on our $5 banknotes. He's perturbed over the
smallest slight - and disrespect shown to him.
Even leaky pens. And this is mua much bigger
slight.

You call me a racist?

And this coming from someone who labels people,
and doesn't agree with God's choice of their
skin colour, or their gender, ethnicity,
religion, or political leanings.

Currently we have two nations laying claim to the land mass we call Australia, we fly two flags, we need to identify who represents this landmass.

You call me a racist?
Foxy,
What on Earth are you on about now ? I said you support racists, I didn't say you are one. Get things straight for crying out loud !
You obviously aren't aware you're lending your support but supporting you are by ignorantly approving what our resident racist says.

indyvidual,

We need to be kinder to each other.
And stop this labeling and name calling.
We need to unite not divide.
We are one and we are many and from all the
lands on earth we come. We are Australian!

Over the course of our history Australians have become
titans of business, legends of sports, giants of
science, colossi of philanthropy. We have led the
world in a myriad of ways. And whether generating
wealth, inspiring youth, opening up the vistas of
human potential, saving lives, we have done it all
in a peculiarly Australian way, with a swagger and
style that makes a person out as an inhabitant
of the greatest country on earth.

So instead of fighting and name-calling we need to
salute each other in the most Australian way we know -
"AUSSIE! AUSSIE! AUSSIE!"

We need to be kinder to each other.
Foxy,
I couldn't agree more ! I only reply in kind to replies to my posts. I fully accept that my ideas & views aren't in line with main stream thinking but that should not automatically be twisted & misconstrued as bad or wrong by those who are against harmony & those who support them.
I express views that I believe to be responsibility orientated if anyone thinks they're not, I openly invite positive criticism & or correction but I draw the line at being nice to those who resort to opportunistic, non-sensical sarcasm. If people criticise then they should do so from experience rather than just social media quibble.

Foxy,

"God's choice of their skin colour, or their gender"
- I'm pretty sure God (if he exists) only created 2 genders.

"We need to unite not divide."
- That's rich, coming from you, you mean you want everyone to agree with you.
How are we united when everyone disagrees with everyone else?

"We are one and we are many and from all the
lands on earth we come. We are Australian!"

We're not one, and we are TOO MANY, because of all the gatecrashers who keep coming.
- Let's keep on chopping down the bush and forcing Australian wildlife to relocate to make way for more foreigners, yay!
- And so that that Aussies (The ones born here) have no chance at all.

What's Australian these days?
A person from Africa and a woman from China?
(no offense, but just saying)
- White Australians are banned from having a voice unless they agree and tow the line and mostly banned from advertising.
Portraying white people as Australians might be seen as racist!

United? Ahahaha
You and Indy can't even agree over the topic of a five buck note.
- And at least I'm in touch with reality.

Hi Armchair Critic,

I didn't say that we have to all agree.
I suggested we should try for unity and
not division. And of course that means
agreeing with me - çause I am awesome and
always right! You're a moron and always wrong.
And your support of Putin and the war in the
Ukraine and buying into Putin's propaganda
makes you have no credibility on this forum
whatsoever. So while you continue to support
the Ruskies - you can bugger off!

[Cont]
"And your being a minority in today's Australia -
won't drag this country backwards to again become
the cultural back-water it once was."

It wasn't a cultural back-water.
Australian culture was 'no culture'
(the 'go and get stuffed' culture.)
- And we sure as hell didn't want anyone else's.

What kind of culture did you expect us to have when it was founded as a penal colony?

- Stupid whining foreign bleeding heart liberals wrecked the place.

So what is Australian these days?

Well it's not just someone who's
white and British, old chap - and
who's loyalties lie with a foreign
land and a foreign monarch!
We're no longer British.

"I suggested we should try for unity and
not division. And of course that means
agreeing with me - çause I am awesome and
always right! You're a moron and always wrong."

The only policy worth anything to unite behind is
'Unity in self sufficiency'
- The rest is ALL DIVISIVE CRAP, every bit of it.

As for you, whatever Trevor
(Never argue with an idiot)

God I hate that song.

When 4 Muslim wogs can jump out of a car to bash a bloke walking home from the train station, simply because he lives in a suburb they want to ethnically clean for Muslims only, fracturing his skull in 4 places, you can stick your "we are one" bulldust.

That the cops do nothing about it only shows who is subject to any penalty for their action.

Bosnia here we come.

I've decided to add "extensive experience in dealing
with idiots," to my resume. That has got to be a marketable
skill.

Hasbeen,

What about attacks and abuse on Muslims?

Where a woman has her head scarf torn off her head. Where
an Australian politician wears a hijab to parliament. Where
people are spat on and abused on public transport?

And yours is a popular form of online rhetoric that shows
yet even more evidence of the abuse Muslims face in this
country. Positive action from our political leaders is
required to safeguard the dignity, equality, and safety
of every citizen and minority group including Muslim
Australians.

And by the way very few of us use the outmoded words like
wogs, dagos, et cetera any more. So yesterday.

Most of us like to think that Australia has come a long
way these past decades. From its humble beginnings as an obscure
case of colonial land-theft, it has become a thriving, wealthy,
and modern nation thanks to all who came and contributed.

Who would have thought, in the primitive days of balloons and
paper streamers on Christmas trees, and watery Sunday roasts,
that Australia would grow so powerful and confident in the world.

What will the next 200 years bring for Australia?
More fun wars and exciting political power struggles?

All these wonderful possibilities and more are out there.
Or it's possible that we'll all die of radiation poisoning,
or that the rising seas will swallow us up.

Whatever happens to Australia the country, we can be sure of
one thing: Australia's history, rich and colourful and
filled with heroism and drama, will live on in infinity.

And for that we can thank - all those who keep the flame of
history alive for future generations. Whether their ancestry is
from Africa, Asia, India, or or elsewhere.
They are all Australians!

What about attacks and abuse on Muslims?
Foxy,
Considering the violence dished out by them in recent decades I'd be more inclined to call that retaliation rather than attacks !

Indyvidual you say;

"Considering the violence dished out by them (Muslims) in recent decades I'd be more inclined to call that retaliation rather than attacks !"

So you consider the Christchurch massacre carried by a white supremacist where 51 Muslims were murdered, men, women and children, as RETALIATION rather than an attack. And you're not a bigot, a hater and a racists. Forgive me for thinking otherwise.