It may become one... The government will have to hold a referendum, as it once did in 1999 (but the majority said 'no' to Australia becoming a republic). The majority of Australians in most polls since the nineties have stated they would support a republic however haven't been able to decide how a president would be elected. Whether it be directly by the people or by the ruling party. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
There are many reasons Australia should not become a republic. Change like that in a country that already has a working government could be disastrous. Even though Australia is under the Commonwealth, they make their own decisions.
Australia has a system that works well and as was shown by the Australian voter they areHappy with the system as it is. the only people that have any thing to gain by changing it are politicians. and what they want in the end is power, and history shows us that the less power a politician is entrusted with the better. "If it ain't broke don't fix it".
This is a matter of personal opinion. There is no right or wrong answer, and there are pros and cons to the argument for Australia becoming a republic.
Because Australia gets a lot of money and resources from England, and if one day we were attacked by somewhere like North Korea, we would be in a lot of trouble.
Sovereignty No king or queen Head of state
Australia should not become a republic!
easy YES!
no ! Texas could not possibly become a republic
It was put to the Australian polity (voting public) in 1999 under former Prime Minister John Howard.
on the 14th of september of 1917, duma declared russia a republic
Stoats are not native to Australia, but they have also not yet become established in Australia. At some stage in Australia's history, stoats were introduced as a method for controlling rabbits, but they did not become established.
The last referendum in Australia was on the 6th of November, 1999.
New zealand should not become republic because
The only reason why Australia should become a republic is to shift power into the hands of politicians. The system as it is operating at present works well ( probably better then anywhere else in the world) There is not much point in modifying a wheel that cant get any rounder.
If Australia will become a republic, the country will cut ties with Britain. Therefore, it will change its constitution and the army will also change from royal to republican.
Australia's last referendum was on 6 November 1999. It was held to determine whether or not Australia should become a republic. All six states voted against the proposal, with the "no" votes leading 54.87% to 45.13%.
There are no current plans to change the Australian flag. It is conceivable that, should Australia become a Republic in the future, there may then be discussions about changing the flag.
Because Australia chose not to become a republic. The queen is head of Australia in Title only.
Queen Elizabeth II is still the monarch of Australia and will be unless Australians decide by referendum that Australia should become a republic.
No. Australia is classified as a continent, not an island. It is also not a republic.
Australia is not a republic because it has a monarch as its head. Australia is a constitutional monarchy, parliamentary democracy, and a federation. Queen Elizabeth II is Queen of Australia and of 15 other countries (including, but not limited to: the United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand, Jamaica, etc). Australia was originally modelled after the British system, having been founded by the British. After almost 100 years of being a federation, the question was put to the Australian public. The issue of whether Australia should be a republic was addressed in a referendum in 1999, in which Australians voted against becoming a republic.
John Howard did not become president, as Australia is not a republic and therefore does not have a president. Australia's leader is called the Prime Minister. John Howard became Prime Minister of Australia in March 1996, a position he held until November 2007.
The Bahamas U.s.a and Australia live under republic.