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The Australian Republic Debate

 

AUSTRALIAN REPUBLIC REFERENDUM

Referendum Voting Day: ???

Still being debated by republican proponents... AGAIN!!!

 

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Australian Republic Referendum    *****  "MUST VIEW" *****

Australia's Constitution

President verses Governor-General

Queensland 'NO REPUBLIC' Campaign  

The Australian Flag

The 'NO' Case against a Republic

Voting for a Republic                

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Australia's Constitution

The Australian Constitution belongs to the PEOPLE - not to governments or political parties. While the Crown heads all of our great institutions of state, no politician can usurp power. The Crown is the ultimate guarantee of all our freedoms. We are already an Independent Sovereign Nation, both legally and constitutionally.

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Are you prepared to take the risk and accept the consequences of an ill-defined and ill-conceived republic?

I believe the government should be more concerned with Unemployment, Health, Education, Aged Care, Tax Reform, Tariff Protection, Judiciary Powers, Citizens Initiated Referenda, Immigration and Foreign Ownership, just to name a few?

Conclusion - In the final analyse, it will be by a majority of the Australian people who decides the outcome, at the ballot box. (see Section 128 of the Australian Constitution)

The gravity of this decision must not be taken lightly, as it will determine the future of AUSTRALIA.

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The Australian Flag

OUR Flag is a symbol from whence we have come. The Union Jack represents:

The Cross of St George for England
The Cross of St Andrew for Scotland
The Cross of St Patrick for Ireland

These represent our early settlers, then of course there is the Southern Cross representing OUR place on Earth, and finally, the seven point Star of Federation, it is OUR history book, and nobody can change OUR history.

Our Flag Poem say's it all. But if you have any doubts ask a mother, father, sister or brother, daughter, son or mate of an Australian Soldier who paid the supreme sacrifice for his or her, FLAG and COUNTRY.

Conclusion - LEAVE OUR FLAG ALONE


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A President verses a Governor-General

The real choice is NOT between the Queen and an Australian as Head of State, but between a familiar Australian institution, the Governor-General, and a presidency which would break new ground.

Judged against the only criteria that matters - 'will it improve Australia's system of government?' - becoming a republic risks a great deal of uncertainty and division, to fix what is at worst, the minor issue of addressing Australia's titular Head of State.

We entrenched the Monarchy in our Constitution, and more recently kept it in the Australia Act, because it was in the best interests of Australia to do so. We have kept it because it has served Australia's  purposes and we must continue to retain it for as long as it is in Australia's best interests.

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