Dear Toni,

Thanks for the link.

It explains about tourists for six months.

What about if you want to study or work?

Or what happens if you want to go there to live?
Like Pauline Hanson did at one stage. Would
your Australian Citizenship hold any clout at all?

There are no particular advantages for Australians when it comes to entering/staying in the UK. We don't need visas, but that's about it. The same seems to apply to the other way round for Brits coming here. Boris Johnson is the only Pom I can remember saying that Australians should be treated better. But, so what? This is nothing to do with the topic.

runner,

Yes. A shocking episode. He is now doing 13 months choky because he has been warned about this sort of thing before. I share your anger, but he did know the rules. The problem is, however, one of a pathetic, leftish, female-led government and politicised judiciary and police.

DEFAT should be posting warnings about travel to the UK because of the disgusting bias towards Islam and Muslims and the safety aspect for non-Muslims.

Nevertheless, this has nothing to do with the monarchy (except for showing for the umpteenth time that the Queen has no say in how the UK or Australia is run). Let's stick to the republic question, please.

For those that want to stay informed here's a
link that gives us nine things that we should
know about a potential Australian Republic.
The more information we can get the better
choices we may be able to make. After all one
of the pre-requisites to being a democracy is
being informed:

http://theconversation.com/nine-things-you-should-know-about-a-potential-australian-republic-89759

"The more information we can get the better choices we may be able to make."

Not just from your favourite source, the ABC, I hope, Foxy.

Foxy,
Your link stated.
4. What method of selecting a president is most likely to be supported by a majority of voters?
Surveys show that most voters favour the popular election of a president.

In that sense, the 1999 referendum was doomed to fail – not because a majority of Australians wanted to maintain the link with the Crown (polls showed a clear majority in favour of a republic), but because the Howard government put to voters a model (selection of a president by parliament) that most republicans did not want.

If my memory serves me correctly, the statement is incorrect. The Government put to voters the the model and preference of the Republican Movement, as recommended by the Republican Movement. This was rejected by the voters.

The current PM was Head of the republican Movement at the time.

The Republicans are devious, Now they are trying to blame Howard for the failed vote.