Essay Australia: Monarchy or Republic?
Information on the debate about Australia Monarch or Republic:
The Australian convention does not want a monarchy, the last connections with the British
Kingdom have to be broken. This was told on 14 February 1998.
The Australian premier John Howard, he wants a monarchy for Australia, told that he want
in 1999 a referendum about the question of Australia have to become a republic or not. The
Australian people can after that decide if they want from 1 January 2001 a president instead
of the British Queen Elizabeth
Australia is since 1901 independent, but they acknowledges like other countries of the
commonwealth still the British kingdom. According to polls, the percentage of Australians
who no longer want to recognize the British queen as head of state had grown from 35 a few
years ago to about 51 now. Also if Australia become a republic, they will stay in the
commonwealth.
Howard said that Queen Elizabeth followed the convention very well, but she does not want
to interfere with the Australian politics.
The convention consisted of a mixed company: politicians, republicans, monarchists, media
personalities, sport stars and businessmen. The half of the delegates were elected, the other
half appointed. With 73 votes against 57 and 22 abstentions, they adopted the proposal that
the president should be chosen by parliament.
Introduction:
The title of Elizabeth as the queen of Australia is not sure anymore. There was a meeting
about to disconnect it of the 5th continent of the British monarchy. There will be a
referendum about it. If Australia becomes a republic, this means the definitive break with
the motherland of Great Britain, which occupied the island 210 years ago by establishing a
penal colony there. Australia is now a monarchy In the British commonwealth. The British
queen Elizabeth II is the head of state. She is represented by the governor general who is
advising the Australian government.
In recent polls there where more than 50% of the people who pronounced the be for a
republic, while 40% of the people want to keep the status quo. This also includes Prime
Minister Howard. However, Howard recently admitted that it is an anachronism that
Australia must share its head of state with other countries.
Information on the debate about Australia Monarch or Republic:
The Australian convention does not want a monarchy, the last connections with the British
Kingdom have to be broken. This was told on 14 February 1998.
The Australian premier John Howard, he wants a monarchy for Australia, told that he want
in 1999 a referendum about the question of Australia have to become a republic or not. The
Australian people can after that decide if they want from 1 January 2001 a president instead
of the British Queen Elizabeth
Australia is since 1901 independent, but they acknowledges like other countries of the
commonwealth still the British kingdom. According to polls, the percentage of Australians
who no longer want to recognize the British queen as head of state had grown from 35 a few
years ago to about 51 now. Also if Australia become a republic, they will stay in the
commonwealth.
Howard said that Queen Elizabeth followed the convention very well, but she does not want
to interfere with the Australian politics.
The convention consisted of a mixed company: politicians, republicans, monarchists, media
personalities, sport stars and businessmen. The half of the delegates were elected, the other
half appointed. With 73 votes against 57 and 22 abstentions, they adopted the proposal that
the president should be chosen by parliament.
Introduction:
The title of Elizabeth as the queen of Australia is not sure anymore. There was a meeting
about to disconnect it of the 5th continent of the British monarchy. There will be a
referendum about it. If Australia becomes a republic, this means the definitive break with
the motherland of Great Britain, which occupied the island 210 years ago by establishing a
penal colony there. Australia is now a monarchy In the British commonwealth. The British
queen Elizabeth II is the head of state. She is represented by the governor general who is
advising the Australian government.
In recent polls there where more than 50% of the people who pronounced the be for a
republic, while 40% of the people want to keep the status quo. This also includes Prime
Minister Howard. However, Howard recently admitted that it is an anachronism that
Australia must share its head of state with other countries.
