Belly,

You said, "Well not even slightly surprised we will not talk about the issue."

So why won't you talk about it?

You've been asked often enough what the advantages are, actual material ones, that a republic will bring to the ordinary Australian, yet you refuse to answer.

Ise Mise in a thread, was it this one? a mention of greyhound racing popped up.
Bought me back to my punting days.
Boy did I punt/bet!
Student of the form read for hours before getting my money out.
On form, you would not beat the Ambulance home in a fifth grade maiden.
YOU gave me, evidence of the inbreeding of the Royal Family
then chid me for not answering silly questions?

eh? not answering silly questions.
"Republic of Australia Yes or No" _ Belly , October 2018.
For the Yes case : dibble dibble squat zero

Is Mise,

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/queen-elizabeth-11/11693813/How-German-is-the-Queen.html

Is Mise,

My apologies for the typo - here's the link again:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/queen-elizabeth-II/11693813/How-German-is-the-Queen.html

The benefits for changing to a Republic are questionable -
however the reasons for doing so are a different matter.
We've heard all the arguments before they vary from -

1) Australia should have an Australian Head of State not
a foreign unelected monarch who we can't remove from office and
who gained the job on who her mother claims her father was. Also
our head of state acts in the best interests of several other
nations - not just ours. We deserve better. We need an
Australian head of state answerable to the Australian people

2) Australia today is a multicultural society and we should
have our own flag not theirs over ours. We don't need a
"Mother Country," or a mummy anymore. We need to stand on our
own as a nation.

3) The idea of a monarch as an Australian head of state does
not sit well with the Australian idea of egalitarianism. We
need a constitution that serves our people, not the monarch.

4) As for maintaining "tradition?"
Denying women the vote was a tradition, imprisoning homosexuals
was a tradition, executing people was a tradition, not
recognising the Indigenous community as citizens was
traditional. Tradition has never prevented us from making
positive changes before. It shouldn't now.

However, it's up to the Australian people to decide.
As is often said - "If it ain't broke, don't fix it."
The benefits of changing are - none as far as I can see,
and many agree. However the reasons for changing are many.
The choice is ours to make. - Reasons versus benefits?
Our choice.