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It has been argued that a logical step in political evolution for Australia will be the move from a constitutional monarchy to a republic, this 5 page paper assesses if this is likely, considering whether or not there is a need for constitutional reform and assessing the influences. The bibliography cites 5 sources.
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he does not see the need for change and that the movement towards a republic is not a natural evolution1. The way
in which any country is governed and the limits paced in the government are within the constitution. The Australian constitution is based on a monarchy, and reflects its colonial background.
This status was apparent in the drafting of the original 1901 constitution, and the creation of a Federal government, but the constitution has been under pressures and has changed since
that date, with increasing movements away from the links and reliance between Australia and its former colonial power; Great Britain. If there is a continual movement away from these ties
with the exercising of independence and a rejection colonial power it may be argued that the movement towards a republic, with the head of state no long the British Monarch,
is a logical political evolution. Political change is a constant in any environment, but the direction may differ, and although republic is
one potential model it is not one that the People of Australia wish to adopt. On the 6th of November 1999 there was a referendum that asked whether or not
the electorate wanted to retain the Queen as the head of state, remaining a constitutional monarchy, the vote was in favour of the retention of the status quo, overall 54.4%
of the electorate voted to keep the queen and 44.74% against (Williams, 2002). The impressive element of this vote was the same pattern was seen in almost every area; only
the Capital Territories had a majority for the proposed change and reject the Queen as head of state (Williams, 2005). The need
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