Groundhog Day

[Gordon]

From what I have read,

The whole family are gangsters.

People who disagree with them tend to die, quite a bit.

Nah! You have to be a millionaire (plus stuff) to run for President of the USA. That is why most of us in Australia do NOT want to become a Republic ....

IMAGINE, Clive Palmer as our First President? Or Malcolm?

See when it comes to a republic, I actually liked John Howards model of being chosen by parliament. Think of a president as a slightly jacked up Govt Gen, but I'd also like to retain some links to the monarchy and commonwealth

[Gordon]

When will the Demos learn that Trump as president is a direct result of them foisting Hillary on them?

If Bernie won the nomination, he'd be pres.

[rhino]

if it aint broke, dont fix it. Current system works well.

[Serial Brain 9]

if it aint broke, dont fix it. Current system works well.

Yes 100%

By going to a Republic it gives the politicians a chance to take away our rights that we now have - the UN would be sticking their noses in drafting our republic and we wouldn’t know the finer details of that republic until it was implemented.

The UN is already trying to make binding agreements on Immigration etc whereby Australia would lose its Soverenty.

Only a Traitorous government would sign anything over to the UN whereby Australia would lose control of its borders and trade.

[Black Orchid]

Let's not forget Bill will be spending our money on another couple of Referendums during his first term, one of which is the old republic lemon.

[Neferti]

Let's not forget Bill will be spending our money on another couple of Referendums during his first term, one of which is the old republic lemon.

Really? Would he dare?

[Black Orchid]

Let's not forget Bill will be spending our money on another couple of Referendums during his first term, one of which is the old republic lemon.

Really? Would he dare?

I have posted this already so the answer is yes.

Bill Shorten is set to fast track a referendum on the indigenous voice to parliament if he becomes prime minister, and hold the vote to change the constitution in the first term of a Labor government.

The Opposition Leader said a referendum to constitutionally enshrine the voice would be held in Labor’s first term.

>snip<

Under pressure from indigenous activists, Mr Shorten also said the voice referendum would be held before the republican plebiscite, which has been promised for Labor’s first term.

Mr Shorten, when asked today whether the republic plebiscite would follow the first-term constitutional referendum, answered: “Yes.”

When asked if that meant the constitutional referendum would be also held in Labor’s first term, Mr Shorten answered: “Yes.”

>snip<

Mr Shorten’s pledge comes despite former Keating government indigenous affairs minister, Robert Tickner, today warning that a referendum on the indigenous voice to parliament will fail unless it has bipartisan support and a premature national vote will “burn the issue irredeemably”.

“It is just simply not (going to succeed). It wouldn’t matter what I did or any indigenous person did,” Mr Tickner told The Australian.

“You could walk backwards up Northbourne Avenue (in Canberra) to Parliament House stark naked and carry a big stick (but) no referendum is going to get through without cross-party support.

“It would be irresponsible for a government to launch into a referendum (without bipartisan support) because it would burn the issue irredeemably. It would consign it to oblivion.”

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation ... 1549432802

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten has promised a national vote on Australia becoming a republic during the first term of a Labor Government.

Mr Shorten said he would hold a referendum with a simple yes or no answer to decide whether Australia should remain in the monarchy.

"One question — do you support an Australian republic with an Australian head of state? 'Yes' or 'No'?" he said.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-07-29/ ... ic/8754948

[Neferti]

OK, then "somebody" should be out there telling the PUBLIC .... in a LOUD VOICE! Continuously!

If Shortarse gets in ... Australia will be RUINED for our grandkids and their kids.

[Black Orchid]

No-one is saying much of anything right now and I find that more than a bit strange.

Even the NSW state election, to be held in March, is barely making a blip.

[Valkie]

There should be a box on the voting slip

Vote; put down the lot and start over......yes.....no

I think the yes vote woukd be overwhelmingly selected.