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Working with the Australian Republican Movement (ARM) the top 5 questions on OurSay was discussed by the featured panelists at the ARM Victorian Republican Conference held at Deakin University.

Working with the Australian Republican Movement (ARM) the top 5 questions on OurSay was discussed by the featured panelists at the ARM Victorian Republican Conference held at Deakin University.

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“Why not establish a republic model where the buck stops with the elected Prime Minister? The High Court is already in place to provide judicial review if the elected government fails to meet it's constitutional duties, and is already fully invested...”

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user picture Kevin Joyce · 9 votes · 6 comments · 1 year ago

“Australia has the best of both worlds. Our Constitution is great and we DO NOT need to become a Republic. What would we gain from becoming a Republic except potential instability?”

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user picture David Simpson · 71 votes · 6 comments · 1 year ago

“Why not adopt my model for an Australian Republic, submitted to the official review called by Paul Keating in 1993? I say that the Prime Minister must be the Head of State, that is there should not be a separate "president" - elected or selected...”

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user picture Geoff Pain · 41 votes · 4 comments · 1 year ago

“An Australian Republic is singularly the greatest Constitutional Reform since Federation. My question is; why stop there? Anyone with any knowledge of the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Australia knows that it is extremely hard to amend, it is...”

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user picture Andrew Douglas · 14 votes · 4 comments · 1 year ago

“Australian voters have a history of saying NO. How do we ensure that the next Republic referendum does not fail just because of the kind of pervasive negativity and division currently being experienced in our political culture?”

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user picture Kevin Rennie · 53 votes · 4 comments · 1 year ago

“What is the simplest model of Republic? Instead of a President, can we keep the Governor-General as a Head of State? How do we assess which model best suits our governance needs, keeps total costs of government down, and gives our nation the...”

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user picture Brendan Lloyd · 31 votes · 4 comments · 1 year ago

“My question is about the structure or "framework" of Executive Government for a republic. We currently have two roles: the Queen and her representative the Governor-General. Only the Governor-General can exercise the reserve powers while the Queen...”

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user picture Robert Vose · 11 votes · 3 comments · 1 year ago

“Real discussion about "Republic" involves consideration of checks and balances, and separation of powers. A well designed republic has a parliament, a separate executive, a separate judiciary and an acknowledge role for the press (the fourth...”

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user picture Ray Soper · 13 votes · 3 comments · 1 year ago

“Why not invent our own system of Head of State that reflects our egalitarian culture? For example redefining "the Crown" as a body of three people. One elected by the indigenous peoples, one elected by popular vote by all citizens (no compulsory)...”

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user picture Dean Tregenza · 3 votes · 2 comments · 1 year ago

“What does the panel think about democratising the Crown? We could replace the Queen in the Constitution with periodically elected Australians and keep everything else just as it is. We could have an Australian replace the Queen, while keeping the...”

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user picture Robert Vose · 0 votes · 2 comments · 1 year ago
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