Australian Politics Forum - Time for a republic.

Marla Gold Member Online Weed is my Jesus Posts: 13472 Colorado Gender:	Re: Time for a republic. Reply #360 - Sep 17^th, 2022 at 4:29am MeisterEckhart wrote on Sep 16^th, 2022 at 12:23pm: Is the poll on this thread an indicator of the general public's ambivalence, I wonder. yap...yap....yap
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Reply #361 - Sep 17^th, 2022 at 7:54am

The Greens’ Lidia Thorpe repeats call for an Australian republic

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Sep 16 2022

Greens senator Lidia Thorpe – who was forced to retake her oath of allegiance after calling the Queen a coloniser – has blasted British colonialism and demanded Australia become a republic.

Days out from the Queen’s funeral at Westminster Abbey, Senator Thorpe called a press conference in Melbourne to address the republic debate.

She seized on comments made by former prime minister and “lifelong republican” Julia Gillard, who said it was natural for Australians to reflect on the monarchy following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

“A republic is something that isn’t new, it’s something that has been called for for decades,” Senator Thorpe told reporters on Friday.

“To hear that Julia Gillard has come out in support of a republic just goes to show that there is leadership around the place that will support us self determining our own needs, our own wants, and our own laws in our own country.”

Ms Gillard said Australians could expect to have a discussion on constitutional change in the coming years but added now was not the time.

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Jasin Gold Member Offline Posts: 47295 Gender:	Re: Time for a republic. Reply #362 - Sep 17^th, 2022 at 7:54am pfffizer
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Reply #364 - Sep 17^th, 2022 at 7:56am

whiteknight wrote on Sep 17^th, 2022 at 7:54am:

The Greens’ Lidia Thorpe repeats call for an Australian republic

New Daily
Sep 16 2022

Greens senator Lidia Thorpe – who was forced to retake her oath of allegiance after calling the Queen a coloniser – has blasted British colonialism and demanded Australia become a republic.

Days out from the Queen’s funeral at Westminster Abbey, Senator Thorpe called a press conference in Melbourne to address the republic debate.

She seized on comments made by former prime minister and “lifelong republican” Julia Gillard, who said it was natural for Australians to reflect on the monarchy following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

“A republic is something that isn’t new, it’s something that has been called for for decades,” Senator Thorpe told reporters on Friday.

“To hear that Julia Gillard has come out in support of a republic just goes to show that there is leadership around the place that will support us self determining our own needs, our own wants, and our own laws in our own country.”

Ms Gillard said Australians could expect to have a discussion on constitutional change in the coming years but added now was not the time.

Shouldn't 'real' Aborigines be sticking the the land?
Fake Cheer Mob Lydia is just a Media suck job and wannabe politician.

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MeisterEckhart Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 11554 Gender:	Re: Time for a republic. Reply #365 - Sep 17^th, 2022 at 9:27am Marla wrote on Sep 17^th, 2022 at 4:29am: MeisterEckhart wrote on Sep 16^th, 2022 at 12:23pm: Is the poll on this thread an indicator of the general public's ambivalence, I wonder. yap...yap....yap She comes to, spits tissue wad from mouth, crawls out from under a half-brother, logs in to foreign politics forum.
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Bobby. Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 102278 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Time for a republic. Reply #366 - Sep 17^th, 2022 at 9:35am With a bit more than 1 day to go - the poll is in favor of royalty being banished from our political system.
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Re: Time for a republic.
Reply #367 - Sep 17^th, 2022 at 10:33am

whiteknight wrote on Sep 17^th, 2022 at 7:54am:

The Greens’ Lidia Thorpe repeats call for an Australian republic

New Daily
Sep 16 2022

Greens senator Lidia Thorpe – who was forced to retake her oath of allegiance after calling the Queen a coloniser – has blasted British colonialism and demanded Australia become a republic.

Days out from the Queen’s funeral at Westminster Abbey, Senator Thorpe called a press conference in Melbourne to address the republic debate.

She seized on comments made by former prime minister and “lifelong republican” Julia Gillard, who said it was natural for Australians to reflect on the monarchy following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

“A republic is something that isn’t new, it’s something that has been called for for decades,” Senator Thorpe told reporters on Friday.

“To hear that Julia Gillard has come out in support of a republic just goes to show that there is leadership around the place that will support us self determining our own needs, our own wants, and our own laws in our own country.”

Ms Gillard said Australians could expect to have a discussion on constitutional change in the coming years but added now was not the time.

Thorpe, Bandt, Faruqi and their partisans and supporters suffer from terminal moaning sickness.

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Estragon: I can’t go on like this.
Vladimir: That’s what you think.

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Marla Gold Member Online Weed is my Jesus Posts: 13472 Colorado Gender:	Re: Time for a republic. Reply #368 - Sep 17^th, 2022 at 10:36am MeisterEckhart wrote on Sep 17^th, 2022 at 9:27am: She comes to, spits tissue wad from mouth, crawls out from under a half-brother, logs in to foreign politics forum. yap...yap...yap
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Gnads Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 29194 Gender:	Re: Time for a republic. Reply #369 - Sep 17^th, 2022 at 11:18am Bobby. wrote on Sep 17^th, 2022 at 9:35am: With a bit more than 1 day to go - the poll is in favor of royalty being banished from our political system. No it isn't.
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Gnads Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 29194 Gender:	Re: Time for a republic. Reply #370 - Sep 17^th, 2022 at 11:19am Marla wrote on Sep 17^th, 2022 at 10:36am: MeisterEckhart wrote on Sep 17^th, 2022 at 9:27am: She comes to, spits tissue wad from mouth, crawls out from under a half-brother, logs in to foreign politics forum. yap...yap...yap Sounds about right for you yapping like a little handbag biatch.
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Captain Nemo Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 9767 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Time for a republic. Reply #371 - Sep 18^th, 2022 at 12:11pm
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Re: Time for a republic.
Reply #372 - Sep 18^th, 2022 at 12:29pm

Captain Nemo wrote on Sep 18^th, 2022 at 12:11pm:

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'The Royal Navy is pushing hard to integrate its carriers with their U.S. republicans. “As she has demonstrated already, we can successfully field a combined U.S., U.K. carrier strike group,” said Admiral Tony Radakin, Chief of Naval Staff, during HMS Queen Elizabeth’s visit to the U.S. East Coast this month. “I look forward to this developing further, moving to the point where we are not only talking about interoperability, but we are looking for interchangeability. ”

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Reply #373 - Sep 18^th, 2022 at 5:08pm

Bobby. wrote on Sep 17^th, 2022 at 9:35am:

With a bit more than 1 day to go -

the poll is in favor of royalty being banished from our political system.

Sorry Bobby but it not only does not say that but it is so close that it has no chance, the result needs to be about 70% to 30% in favour of a republic for it to happen in reality and the numbers are no where near that mark, it actually looks less popular now than it did in the 1990's.

As I sad before nobody in all these posts on any topic has made even a poor attempt at making a case for the change, nothin nada. Well except for the Monty Python argument which fir obvious reasons is somewhat dubious in merit.

This is the justification needed to go to step one has been completely missing from the discussion.

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chimera Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 10760 armidale Gender:	Re: Time for a republic. Reply #374 - Sep 18^th, 2022 at 5:27pm Gnads wrote on Sep 17^th, 2022 at 11:18am: No In the interests of justice, harmony and the Olympic spirit, all candidates for Minister could do the GG stuff and then visit Malcolm Turnbull for the the other 50% of the oath.
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Question: Do you want royalty banished from our political system?
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Yes 15 (48.4%) No 16 (51.6%) Total votes: 31 « Created by: Bobby. on: Sep 11^th, 2022 at 5:03pm »