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Prince Charles
‘Charles will be King ... and no Australians can apply’: Republicans launch presidential plans
The Australian Republican Movement has finalised its proposed changes to the Australian constitution.
- by James Massola
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James Cook
Endeavour calling from its murky waters: time for change
Novelist Thomas Keneally asks if Australia will become a wreck, like the Endeavour, with “HM” emblazoned on it?
- by Thomas Keneally
Opinion
Royal family
Camilla won’t be our queen, but we don’t need a king either
Whatever Camilla Parker-Bowles is to be called after Prince Charles becomes king is catnip for the royal-watchers. But for the rest of us, it’s another absurdity.
- by Peter FitzSimons
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Opinion
The Brits ditched Neighbours. We should ditch them
The most distracting, binge-worthy drama of all has been the tribulations of the British royal family. But it’s time they were cancelled. It’s only fair.
- by Julie Szego
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Royal family
Seventy years on, should Australia prepare for a new king?
It is 70 years since King George VI died, causing mourning across Australia. Which begs the question, “what will happen when the time comes to mourn today’s monarch, and a new king is proclaimed?”
- by Tony Wright
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Indigenous
Support for republic is strong enough to win approval in bigger states: poll
Australians are willing to vote for a republic by a narrow majority, but are split over the best way to choose the head of state to replace Queen Elizabeth.
- by David Crowe
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Opinion
The paradox at the heart of the republican quest
We say we want to get rid of the monarch, yet we’re still searching for someone to crown
- by Diana Reid
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Opinion
Push for a republic puts Indigenous Voice in the shadows
There can be no Australian republic before a referendum to constitutionally guarantee Indigenous peoples a voice in their affairs.
- by Shireen Morris
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Opinion
I would vote for the new republican model - but it’s got little chance of getting that far
What’s needed is a national advisory plebiscite in which Australians are asked what mode of appointment they support for an Australian head of state.
- by Malcolm Turnbull
Can these ads convince Australians to support (or care about) a republic?
The Australian Republic Movement’s advertisements include new slogans “we’ll take it from here” and “one of us, for us, by us”.
- by Michael Koziol
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Democracy
Keating blasts new republic proposal as dangerous ‘US-style presidency’
The former PM said the Australian Republic Movement’s plan would be “a massive shift in the current model of power”.
- by Matthew Knott and Michael Koziol