gold_medal wrote on Nov 25^th, 2012 at 10:18pm:


Happy to split the difference.

DILLIGAF wrote on Mar 6^th, 2007 at 10:47pm:


The question in this  poll is wrong, misleading,  manipulative and irrelevant.
It reminds me on John Cowards referendum where people could chose between British Monarchy and Republic.
The real issue is should Australia remain the colony with foreign head of state or to become Independent Sovereign country with either Australian Monarch or President as an Australian head of state.
Real Australian nationalists and patriots could only chose the second option. Those who sell British nationalism as Australian patriotism like John Coward and Tony Abbot, who was born in London and still keep British citizenship, by all means want British Queen as their head of state.

Gnads wrote on Oct 31^st, 2014 at 8:31pm:



Why not?

Gnads wrote on Nov 1^st, 2014 at 6:56am:

This really is the question, but I am not convinced Republicans care so much about process as the do about wobble-boards.


As the preliminary essay outlines, the call for an Australian republic is fraught with difficulty. Revolution can clear obstacles in a summary fashion, but the danger is one of throwing the baby out with the bath water.

A big problem for Republicanism is lack of perceived injustice. Like them or not, when the French, Russians, and Chinese had their revolutions they had something to complain about. For Australians to create a new constitution and system of government they will require impetuous. So far Republican’s have only offered an appeal to a sense of identity.

Trouble is Australians are not exactly known for their great taste. This is the country where worn out tires cut like swans are used mark the driveway entrance.

I don’t want anything in the way of a Republican Manifesto that smacks of John Williamson’s Aussie-ism for Aussie sake. It is going to have to be far more philosophical for me to take an interest. I do believe we need a national dialogue on what is meant by civilisation, but that means being frank, thick skinned, and politically incorrect. Otherwise our new constitution will be shrouded in euphemisms. Cranky Aboriginals will not accept calling it Australia any more than they do Ayer’s Rock. So we are likely to end up with a country name sounding like a central African state with a flag like a petrol station logo; worse still, a yellow and green football club emblem.

Why don't we ask the Chinese or the muslims to have a referendum so they can decide what to do with us in a generation or two?...I don't really see how it has anything to do with us.( the majority atm).

brumbie wrote on Dec 28^th, 2014 at 2:10pm:



Or the Chinese Muslims?      

Tap wrote on Jun 25^th, 2015 at 3:21pm:
Here we go again Amuse the masses with theses useless symbolic changes and no significant changes will ever be made.  Our political system is a mess and the fundamental problem with it is that elected representatives are not working for us but for a small commercial elite selling this country to foreign interests. But let's not do anything about that and just make some minor changes to the Constitution so that from now on we can call ourselves a Republic. FFSake. Don't get sucked in by this crap and start demanding a genuine democracy that is responsive to your interests and not the interests of the 1%!!!!!