On the 6th of November 1999 Australia was very close to becoming a republic. There was a 4% difference in the vote for the referendum with 46% of voters in favour for Australia to become a republic and 54% of voters against becoming a republic winning by the smallest margin. But why become a republic? First of all a republic is a state in which the supreme power resides in the body of citizens entitled to vote and is exercised by representatives chosen directly or indirectly but them (Macquarie
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Persuasive Speech In 1999‚ Australia voted in a referendum that would have made our country a republic. The proposal was defeated‚ as the way the republic was to be run was unclear‚ as well as a large campaign by then Prime Minister John Howard and other significant monarchist groups. Australia should become a republic‚ and elect our own head of state to replace the Queen and the Governor General. Why should we do this? Because the values of the monarchy‚ and of hereditary power‚ clash completely
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I believe that Australia should not become a republic. I think that there would be no point in becoming a republic‚ because we live without the intervention of the Queen at the moment‚ so becoming a republic would achieve nothing. If we were to become a republic‚ we would lose the support of England in times of war‚ famine or other disaster. I think that becoming a republic would achieve nothing‚ lose our links with England and waste the parliament’s time when they should be concerned with more important
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The case for Australia not to become a republic. Australia has deep-rooted ties to its founding nation; the UK. To sever the few remaining links to our ally and historical parent under peaceful conditions (unlike the American war of independence) would be a crying shame. The first thing that we would notice would be the astronomical cost of setting up a republic‚ this would be a cost that we as tax-payers would have to reach into our pockets for and give money for something that doesn’t change
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Australia should become a Republic not a constitutional Monarchy But what is a republic? A nation‚ where the head of state is a citizen of that country and was chosen because of their efforts and achievements‚ is a republic. If the head of state was chosen because of their birthright‚ then the system of government would be called a monarchy. Australia is a monarchy and the Queen of England is our head of state. The Governor-General is the representative of the Queen in Australia and he or she is
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Rome had remained a strong republic for over 450 years. It had ruled over all other countries and had taken over a vast majority of all the land excluding the undiscovered New World. Rome had its victories‚ its defeats and its fall……. The Founding Rome was created by two brothers named Romulus and Remus on April 21‚ 753 B.C.. The brothers founded a city and argued about who should be the ruler. Romulus killed his brother Remus and named the city after himself. Rome started off as a slow and strong
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Should Australia day be changed? Introduction: Most Australians celebrate Australia Day as the day Australia was founded. In contrast‚ Aboriginal people mourn their history and call it ‘Invasion Day’. My Three Arguments: Fairness/Justice/Equality because its fair for aboriginal people. Rebuttal: The most common refrain against this is‚ ‘It’s time to move on’. Here’s the problem with that statement. If you apply the same logic to non-Aboriginal Australia‚ then we should stop commemorating Anzac
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Prohibition (HEMP) party’s president Michael Bladerstone called for a referendum on whether Australia should legalise the sale and consumption of marijuana‚ also known as cannabis. This came into action following Colorado’s decision to legalise the distribution and use of this particular drug. The HEMP party is pushing for the legalisation of marijuana for personal and medical use. I believe that marijuana should be made legal to the Australian public due to its extensive medical benefits‚ the fact that
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The burqa should not be banned in Australia A nun can be covered from head to toe in order to devote herself to god. But when a Muslim woman does the same she is being oppressed. It may be argued that wearing a burqa benefits only a few and brings more harm than good to society. The real question is who does it harm? That should be the basis for banning this piece of clothing‚ not one based on fear or an arguably feeble argument that the women do not have a choice. To say that a ban on a specific
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Should Australia change their national flag? The current on-going Australian debate is one that I wholeheartedly agree with. Should Australia change their national flag? Yes‚ yes we should. As an Australian citizen I believe we need to acknowledge the ancestors of our land‚ the aborigines who were here long before European settlers. We need to also acknowledge the fact that we are an independent nation‚ the Union Jack in the top corners suggests Australia to be a British colony. The current flag
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