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Originally Posted by Smidgey
It is also interesting to note that I read somewhere (can't remember where) that the Liberal party, lead by John Howard, was actually more pro-republic than the almost (if not) socialist Labour party led by Rudd.
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Most members of the Liberal (i.e. opposition Conservative Party) of Australia are strongly pro-Monarchy. There is one high profile member of that party who is a republican - Malcolm Turnbull who was the leader of the failed republican campaign in the last referendum in Australia on this matter.
Turnbull contested the leadership of the Liberal Party earlier this year - but did not win the vote.