Thread: "Australian Monarchists to fight republic plan of Labour Prime Minister Rudd"
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Old 10-04-2008, 07:13 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Smidgey View Post
Smidgey wrote: "According to the above article (quote) An opinion poll published last year found that 45 per cent were in favour of the Queen being replaced by a home-grown president, with 36 per cent against and 19 per cent undecided. (End of quote)"
Opinion polls before the last referendum on this subject in Australia put support for republicanism ahead of the Monarchists just before that referendum. As we know, the republicans (thank goodness) lost that referendum when it was actually held.
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