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| '''Australian republicanism''' is a movement within ] to sever ties with the ], which, it is asserted, are only symbolic, and turn Australia into a republic with an elected president. The movement has been active, even strong in some quarters, and the subject of a failed referendum in |
'''Australian republicanism''' is a movement within ] to sever ties with the ], which, it is asserted, are only symbolic, and turn Australia into a ] with an elected ]. The movement has been active, even strong in some quarters, and the subject of a failed referendum in ] ]. There is a strongly held conviction within and without Australia that the referendum was 'sabotaged' by ] ], an avowed ]. Rather than being a straightforward question on whether Australia should become a Republic, the referendum was phrased such that voters had to choose one of three proposed forms of government (even though one had already been decided on at the ] the previous year), or vote against Republicanism altogether. If the referendum had been a Yes-No question, as was expected, the Australian Republic would likely be a reality today. | ||
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Australian republicanism is a movement within Australia to sever ties with the United Kingdom, which, it is asserted, are only symbolic, and turn Australia into a republic with an elected president. The movement has been active, even strong in some quarters, and the subject of a failed referendum in November 1999. There is a strongly held conviction within and without Australia that the referendum was 'sabotaged' by Prime Minister John Howard, an avowed monarchist. Rather than being a straightforward question on whether Australia should become a Republic, the referendum was phrased such that voters had to choose one of three proposed forms of government (even though one had already been decided on at the Constitutional Convention the previous year), or vote against Republicanism altogether. If the referendum had been a Yes-No question, as was expected, the Australian Republic would likely be a reality today.