A republic is a form of government in which a state is ruled by representatives of the citizen body. Referendums in Australia have generally limited success, in 1999 a referendum was defeated nationwide with 54.87% against and 45.13% for. The referendum failed because of insufficient voter knowledge; of a republic and politics. …show more content…
Essentially becoming a republic is the vision for the future of Australia. The British monarchy doesn’t represent Australian independence, therefore reinforcing the fact that to gain full independence Australia needs to become a republic. This way Australian citizens are able to unite as one and elect a commonly supported member of the community to represent Australia as head of state. Becoming a republic would result in Australia having a head of state rather than the Governor General. The Governor General may serve Australia, however represents the Queen, rather than Australian people. The Queen is not a true Australian, she is British, therefore it is expected that the she represents the interests of her hometown. Becoming a republic does not abolish our British heritage, but entrusts Australians to make decisions themselves, and demonstrate the potential that the nation holds. We have the right to independence, we have the right to a head of state, we have the right to put our citizens first with nobody to overrule and we have the right to be a fully recognisable