A report released in April by the Institute of Public Affairs, “The economic and employment consequences of net zero emission by 2050 in Australia”, identified:

.At a minimum, all coal, gas and oil projects in the construction pipeline must be cancelled to achieve net zero by 2050.

.Net zero will cost the Australian economy at least $274 billion in forgone direct and indirect economic output, which is the equivalent to 13.5% of Australia’s annual GDP.

.Net zero will prevent the creation of over 478,000 jobs across Australia.

That's as well as the daily increase in cost of living, fuel prices, power prices, food shortages, empty shelves in supermarkets, rising power prices, power shortages, the increasing threat from the Chinese Communist Party, our lack of a defence capability.

But, hey! Let's bang on about a totally unnecessary republic, and all that stuff might just go away.

Much of the antipathy in Labor against the Crown is said to be driven by a primal need for revenge over the dismissal of Gough Whitlam. Living in the past; not very "progressive". If they still remember what happened to Gough at the hands of the GG, they should also remember what happened to Gough at the hands of voters afterwards. Driven as they are, they have outsourced their policy to the Australian Republican Movement, which keeps messing it up. Those ghouls are now hanging their hats on the passing of the Queen. We shall see; but the ARP head man might need replacing: he really doesn't have a convincing personality or manner, even without that silly bandanna.

Lets set the record straight and deal with the
facts.

We have a newly elected government. They've only
been in government for a couple of weeks. The newly
elected Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has appointed
the country's first ever "minister for the republic"
but that does not mean that constitutional change on
the republican front is anywhere near the top of
Mr Albanese's agenda.

This new ministerial position - as assistant minister -
is a comparatively minor one and its role will be
limited at least for the near term, mostly to testing
the waters for what sort of enthusiasm there would be for
a change.

The Labor Party has made it clear it will not seek
a constitutional revision to make Australia a republic
during its first term. Which means that any change is
unlikely before 2025 at the earliest (if then).

Mr Albanese has also made clear - his government has
lots of other challenges to deal with - which is what
he and his government intends to do as promised in their
election campaign.

Foxy,
Then why appoint Matt the Thistle in Waiting if there is no agenda for a republic, seems pointless.

I really think that a republic for Australia is unnecessary and unwarranted we have a system of Government that has worked well and continues to do so and I say that as a citizen of a Republic of which I am proud to be a member, I have held executive positions in one of it’s avowedly Republican parties and I have served in its army and when I’m “in country” I vote and I vote republican.

As I said earlier I’m an Irish Republican Monarchist because the system that we have has ensured, in part, for the remarkably steadiness of Australian society.

Change it for the unknown and you risk losing that stability.

Is Mise,

The newly appointed Assistant Minister for the Republic
is as explained earlier there to test the waters so to
speak for the future so that the government will know
what the wishes of the public are in the event of the
Queen handing over the reins or passing. It's called
being prepared.

You are entitled to your opinion.

There are however - Australians who would not agree with you.

And, of course - we can make a cordial effort to understand
each other's beliefs without necessarily sharing or
accepting them. It's called tolerance.

Foxy,
Believing the Government is not tolerance it’s being naive.

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