With Australia boasting one of the world’s most progressive societies, the upcoming Voice Referendum is a chance to make history, writes Kaijin Solo.
Source: Voice Referendum a step closer to an Australian republic
Tag: The Republic
While “Governing” dominates the historic mindset and is passed down generationally we will remain a Colony whose interests lie in serving someone else rather than the people of this nation. It’s time to say YES to remind us on whose land this nation was born and YES to a Republic for who future governments should be elected to serve, ALL its people. The French did it with a Revolution we can do it with a referendum ballot box.
In RoboDebt’s wake, our very system of government needs to be bulldozed and rebuilt. Rex Patrick argues it is time for a republican model, for separation of powers.
Cutting the umbilical cord doesn’t mean we want to be American or French. We want a Head of State not obliged to a King but obliged to the Australian people.
With the death of Queen Elizabeth II, Australia is once again considering the republican question. For a country that saw its last reforming prime minister thrown out of office by the queen’s representative, breaking with the royal family is a necessary task.
While so many nations since the French Revolution have declared themselves Republics it seems strange that Australia needs to be cautioned. Yes, Australia is unique in as much as has it denied the existence of the Indigenous first peoples here as the owners of this land. They had no rights until just over 30 years ago. The colony denied them citizenship as did the Federation. It ignored any need for treaties or recognition like other colonies had. It’s a country that’s Constitution hasn’t even a Bill of Human Rights. Given it’s a nation so uniquely lacking what other nations take for granted why need we be so careful that consequences must be “considered before moving forward as a Republic?
While much has been discussed about electing an Australian president, more consideration is required before moving forward as a republic, writes Professor John Quiggin.
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