The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge Royal Birth

[boxy]

I've always been in favour of OZ becoming a republic, because I think having a foreigner as head of state for a nation rather than a colony implies national immaturity. In the 90s I even had a Eureka flag sticker on my car rear window to display my desire for a break away from mother England. But I voted "No" (was enrolled at the time) to the republic referenda because I think if we're going to have a president as head of state, we should use the directly elected model (like France & USA) rather than Malcolm Turnbull's propsed Politicians' republic.
Our constitution is a rather well set out document considering the era in which it was drafted, so if we're to alter/change/modify or replace it, the process should be done with forethought rather than for just change itself...

The proposal to have a President appointed by the elected government, is actually the closest thing to our current system that you could get. You're just substituting the Queen's representative (the GG) with an independent Australian President. And why would we want yet another level of Governtment, with the ability to throw a spanner in the works? Currently you have to either control or negotiate with the Senate... why make it the Senate and the President, who can veto your shit?

[Neferti]

I've always been in favour of OZ becoming a republic, because I think having a foreigner as head of state for a nation rather than a colony implies national immaturity. In the 90s I even had a Eureka flag sticker on my car rear window to display my desire for a break away from mother England. But I voted "No" (was enrolled at the time) to the republic referenda because I think if we're going to have a president as head of state, we should use the directly elected model (like France & USA) rather than Malcolm Turnbull's propsed Politicians' republic.
Our constitution is a rather well set out document considering the era in which it was drafted, so if we're to alter/change/modify or replace it, the process should be done with forethought rather than for just change itself...

The proposal to have a President appointed by the elected government, is actually the closest thing to our current system that you could get. You're just substituting the Queen's representative (the GG) with an independent Australian President. And why would we want yet another level of Government, with the ability to throw a spanner in the works? Currently you have to either control or negotiate with the Senate... why make it the Senate and the President, who can veto your shit?

Wonders will never cease. I agree with Boxy.

Either leave it as it is or replace The Queen with an Australian-born President.

We do NOT need the bullshit like the USA has ......... where only the wealthy can become President because of the cost of "campaigning" for years and years! We could end up with some creep like the Bloated One (Clive) as our First Prez ... or several others with that sort of money. Can you imagine it. Clive as Prez and arsie the hanger-on as his Deputy?

Come on ..........

[boxy]

We probably agree on quite a few things, but not being "metoo" types, it doesn't come up often

[AiA in Atlanta]

There are plenty of James Hewitt - Harry photographs online that suggest otherwise. And then there is the hair: Harry isn't losing it like the rest of the Windsor men.

Really AiA, not balding did you say?

Sorry ...but he's a Windsor through 'n through, as is his chin, and the distinctive bony formation on the bridge of both his and his father Charles' nose.




Royal haters will always hate.

you have a point there mel. you would think, with all the resources at their disposal, they could all have rock star hair.