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Republic movement seeks major reset from royal visit

Tom McIlroy
Tom McIlroyCanberra Bureau Chief

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The leaders of the Australian republic movement say winning over younger voters and multicultural communities will be key to cutting ties with Britain, as they use next week’s royal visit to restart the flagging campaign.

A quarter of a century after the failed referendum, Australian Republic Movement co-chair Esther Anatolitis said the first visit by a reigning monarch since 2011 would remind voters that King Charles was “a part-timer who lives overseas”.

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Tom McIlroy is the Financial Review’s Canberra Bureau Chief based in the press gallery at Parliament House. He was previously the AFR’s political correspondent. Connect with Tom on Twitter. Email Tom at thomas.mcilroy@afr.com

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