Republic

[Threat]

I thought you might have

None set. Doesn't appear likely for a few years (10+) yet.

[loubert]

Threat, I'd never say impossible, things can always change.

I'm having trouble finding it, but there was a chap up here in north Queensland calling for Australia to become a state of the united states of America..... Didn't go down too well.

Then we have those calling for the creation of North Queensland as its own state.
wiki

Then there was/is (when I was there in 1998-2000ish) a movement in western Australia to become its own country.

wiki (short bit about it)

then there's the bit about
New Zealand becoming a state of Australia, which was allowed in our constitution.
anyway, my point is that strange things happen.

[Fromm_Nicht]

Originally Posted by loubert

Then there was/is (when I was there in 1998-2000ish) a movement in western Australia to become its own country.

wiki (short bit about it)

From the article on Western Australia, under the subheading "Secession referendum".

Even today, the indian Western Australians do not want to be part of Australia but they have to cause they are connected to it.

Good quality stuff right there

[cyclist]

There was a referendum in the 1930's for the secession of WA, it actually passed, and the state then sent a contingent to the UK Parliament, they basically declined to hear it as Australia wasn't in their jurisdiction any more.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secessi...933_referendum

James

[Quake]

Has there actually been a new flag made up for the new republic? I know the current one would be changed/altered, so I was just wondering...

[Fearless]

Originally Posted by Quake

Has there actually been a new flag made up for the new republic? I know the current one would be changed/altered, so I was just wondering...

The way we seem to keep dancing around trying to impress everyone I'd imagine a plain flag with the word 'sorry' on it.

[ABridgeTooFar]

Boxing Kangeroo, Green and Gold our new national colours!!

[Fearless]

Originally Posted by ABridgeTooFar

Boxing Kangeroo

I seriously hope not. It's ok as a novelty flag or sporting thing but as a national flag? I'd be embarrassed to have it.

[A Monkey Shaved]

I personally find it hard to imagine a separation of Church and State with our Head of State telling everyone that she is the defender of the faith. That is what I think of the Monarchy. So bring on the Republic.

[cyclist]

Originally Posted by A Monkey Shaved

I personally find it hard to imagine a separation of Church and State with our Head of State telling everyone that she is the defender of the faith. That is what I think of the Monarchy. So bring on the Republic.

Is the queen still our head of state? I was under the impression that it is the GG

Here is the Wikipedia Information on it

The question of whether the Queen is Australia's head of state became a political one during the 1999 Australian republic referendum, when opponents of the move to make Australia a republic claimed that Australia already had an Australian as head of state in the person of the Governor-General, who since 1965 has invariably been an Australian citizen. The former Governor-General, Major General Michael Jeffery, said in 2004: "Her Majesty is Australia's head of state but I am her representative and to all intents and purposes I carry out the full role." However, in 2005, he declined to name the Queen as head of state, instead saying in response to a direct question, "The Queen is the Monarch and I represent her, and I carry out all the functions of head of state."[2] The Governor-General represents Australia internationally, making and receiving State visits.[3][4]
In 2009 Prime Minister Kevin Rudd described the Governor-General as the Australian head of state, announcing an overseas visit by Quentin Bryce by saying, "A visit to Africa of this scale by Australia's Head of State will express the seriousness of Australia's commitment".[5]

James