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Will Australia become Republic?
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Will Australia become Republic?

On February 21, 2023 by Sriya Pradhan
Will Australia become Republic?
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After the demise of Queen Elizabeth II, the discussion in Australia about whether to become a republic and renounce its colonial past has flared up once more.

Wolverine actor Hugh Jackman has said he thinks “it’s inevitable” that Australia will become a republic. “ It feels like something that is, I would guess inevitable, and I guess would be a natural part of an evolution of a country.”

Australian republicanism is a popular movement that seeks to convert the country from a constitutional parliamentary monarchy to a republic, with the present monarch (Charles III) being replaced by a president. After the queen passed away, Australia’s well-known republican prime minister Anthony Albanese declared in September that, out of respect for the late Queen, he would not call a referendum on the issue during his first term.

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Jackman asserted that he had “absolutely no ill will” against the royal family.

He disclosed that he had dual citizenship in the United Kingdom and Australia and that he “truly liked” and “admired” the service of the King and Queen Elizabeth II, whom he had multiple encounters with. Why, even more than a century after becoming a nation, has it been hard for Australia to embrace republicanism?

 Since Australia is a constitutional monarchy with a codified constitution, the Queen has a shared power structure with the current administration. This implies that The Queen follows the advice of Australian Ministers and is not engaged in the daily operations of either the federal or state governments of Australia. Her Majesty’s duty is mostly ceremonial in nature.

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The Queen is the head of state since Australia is officially a constitutional monarchy. The website of the royal family claims that when the Queen travels to Australia, she does so as the Queen of Australia rather than the United Kingdom. Jamaica, for instance, and other former English colonies share a similar structure, although Australia is one of the biggest and furthest away of the Queen’s kingdoms.

An growing degree of controversy has surrounded Australia Day, which marks the beginning of when the Indigenous peoples of the continent were forcibly expelled from their homeland as European colonialism swept over it. Even though Phillip returned to England in 1792, the colony was flourishing by the turn of the 19th century. In reaction to a wave of patriotism, the men began to band together around January 26, which they chose as their formation day.

In 1808, the men celebrated the “anniversary of the colony’s foundation” with “drinking and joy,” according to historian Manning Clarke. More than 20 years ago, there was a significant effort made to turn Australia into a republic. A referendum to grant the Australian parliament the authority to select the country’s head of state was barely lost in 1999 with 55% voting against and 45% voting in favour.

According to Hawke, He was more concerned with the problems that regular Australians were suffering since “even if we were a republic tomorrow, it wouldn’t help their situation in the slightest.” And the majority of republican sympathizers in Australia appear to share that viewpoint. The fact that republicanism has always been portrayed as something external to address more pressing concerns may also contribute to the lack of enthusiasm.

Conversation should focus on constitutional acknowledgment for Indigenous Australians. Convincing Australians to value the constitution more than they do at the moment is another task. A more intimate justification for why many Australians prefers maintaining the monarchy was also mentioned by Sandy Biar, national director of the Australian Republic Movement. They still have a soft spot for Queen Elizabeth. The notion that the disappearance of the monarchy may be a necessary but insufficient need for the establishment of a republic is not a novel one. In comparison to their contemporary would-be successors, the Australian founders were more republican. Although they built their union under the British Crown, they embraced republican principles and even gave their union the name “Commonwealth,” which is the English translation of the Latin words “republic” and “res publica.” They understood the value of well-designed institutions quite well. As a result, they were willing to embrace the foreign model of federalism as the structural foundation for the Australian union.

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