Thread: "Australian Monarchists to fight republic plan of Labour Prime Minister Rudd"
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Old 10-04-2008, 08:27 PM   #19 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Smidgey View Post
We will only ever no if a proper yes/no question is asked....
The people of Australia had the chance to remove the Monarchy in the 1999 referendum and they wisely chose to remain a Royalist state. The republican campaign which started in the 1960's in Australia failed to win that referendum in 1999 as majorities in all states of Australia backed the Crown.
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