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Call this a geriatric rant if you wish, but at 90, I’ve decided enough is enough

I’m fond of King Charles but, on my significant birthday, I must declare: I am not his subject. I owe him no allegiance.

  • Thomas Keneally

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Anthony Albanese shares a joke with King Charles at Parliament House last October.

Why it will take a battle royal to revive the Australian republic

Three crucial referendums – the Voice, the republic and four-year parliamentary terms – have all been defeated, stymying the government’s appetite for reform.

  • Nick Bryant
King Charles’ inherited superiority is the opposite of equality.

Will the sun ever rise on a British republic?

Despite the royal family’s latest trials and tribulations, Britain’s republicans are still struggling to sell the idea of a future without the monarchy.

  • David Crowe
King Charles’ inherited superiority is the opposite of equality.

Let’s get rid of this embarrassing King’s Birthday holiday

Endorsing an unelected, hereditary figurehead, however indifferently, clashes with the quintessentially Australian idea that everyone is entitled to a fair go.

  • Brigitte McLaughlin
   The president and the monarch, Donald Trump and King Charles.

US War of Independence was a mistake. Consider Trump and be grateful for our King

As a lower-case republican Australian, I’m discovering that the US election is giving me more reasons to be a monarchist.

  • Parnell Palme McGuinness
Royal coverage is a core part of British media, as shown by a reporter holding front pages in 2021 outside Buckingham Palace.

Australians aren’t focused on a republic. The British press are

The government has no appetite for a referendum on a republic, but the question is alive and well among Britain’s “royal rat pack”.

  • Calum Jaspan
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Governor-General Samantha Mostyn meets King Charles at Buckingham Palace in May.

Monarchists warn our G-G not to mention the R word to the King. What royal fools

They’ve got a “watching brief” on Samantha Mostyn, but I have news for the Australian Monarchist League: no one cares too much about you or the monarchy.

  • Jenna Price
King of Australia, Charles III.

How Charles staved off a republic as prince – and is doing it again as the King

King Charles’ deep love for Australia, its way of life and its sense of humour hasn’t always been reciprocated. But his trips here have always been important.

  • Rob Harris
King Charles III and Queen Camilla are pictured in the Throne Room at Buckingham Palace.

Royal no-show by Australian premiers is disrespectful and childish

While there might be millions of Australians who want a republic, the Australian Republic Movement is all but dead as a political force.

  • The Herald's View

When our King visits Oz, it’s the monarchy that should go ‘walkabout’

If Australians are too preoccupied with the cost of living to care about the monarchy, perhaps King Charles could take the initiative – and self-abolish his reign over us.

  • Malcolm Knox

Original URL: https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/topic/republic-debate-1nc0