The constitution omits to do what other advanced
nations do through their constitutions or
otherwise through legislation set limits to
government power in order to protect its citizens
making Australia the only democratic nation not to
have a national framework for human rights protection.

The constitution must constantly be prodded and nudged
to cope with today's world and our modern society.
Our constitution was not framed to cope with our modern
world.

http://news.csu.edu.au/latest-news/society/australian-constitution-needs-major-overhaul-csu-law-expert2

Foxy,
Have you read the Constitution?

I’ve been looking for the results of the Democratic Referendum that was held in Barbados that sanctioned the transition to a Republic,
I can find where it was proposed and the dates that were proposed but no results; perhaps those who are more familiar with republicanism can tell me?

I've been re-reading the book, " Aussie, Aussie,
Aussie," by Ben Pobjie.

I think it's fitting to quote from the book as
I leave this discussion. For me the discussion
has now run its course.

"What is the future of Australianness? The concept
of what an Australian is has changed so much over the years,
from the early days when the answer to the question,
"What is an Australian?" was, "You made that word up", to the
modern day, when the answer is, "Leave me alone."

" Australian identity is
not a fixed point in the heavens, but a speeding comet that
blazes brightly and flies restlessly around the night sky,
refusing to remain stationary..."

" Like the wanderlust of the typical Australian, our national
spirit has never been able to sit still. There was a time
when to be Australian was to be English , only sunburnt."

" There was a time when to be Australian was to be a dangerous
criminal, but far enough away geographically from normal
people for them to feel relatively relaxed about you."

"As national identity has changed in our own lifetime, it
changed in our great-grandparents' lifetime, and even in their
great-grandparents."

" Before Gallipoli nobody knew Australians could fight in
trenches. Before Errol Flynn nobody knew Australians could be
sexy in front of cameras. Before Julia Gillard nobody knew
Australians could be women. Australia is a process of
revelation, of unveiling to the world the surprising facts
about ourselves that nobody knew."

"In a way, Australia is less a country than a colourfully
illustrated reference book, delighting all with obscure
pieces of trivia ..."

" We need to learn from Weary Dunlop and Vincent Lingiari
and all their historical kin, so that we can become the
Australians we aspire to be, and more importantly, create the
Australia we aspire to live in. But even while we do so, let's
remember the words of a great Australian whose identity
remains a mystery to this day: there's never been a more
exciting time to be Australian... than right now."

Foxy,
The discussion has now run its course?
But you haven’t commented on the democratic decision of the Barbados voters deciding to become a republic, nor have you told us that you have read and understand the Constitution. I don’t think that you have the intestinal fortitude to discuss the Constitution in detail.

So, do your usual and run away.

Foxy,
Is that the same Weary Dunlop who planned to commit murder and was only stopped by force of cirstumstances?