Well, this is one of those issues that really comes down to personal opinion. I believe strongly that Australia should be a republic, but I think the model needs to be carefully considered (and it is far too premature to discuss potential candidates - and certainly not such politically aligned candidates at this stage).

I would love to see a republic where the president is chosen by a majority of the votes from an assembly of all Federal and State MPs & senators. We shouldn't directly elect a president otherwise it'll simply become a popularity contest, but we should look for bipartisan leadership from our elected leaders to settle upon the best candidate for a presidential role.

I'm not quite sure what the various models are but I understand that in some legal cases a British court can overturn Australian judgments . There was some work to try to tidy that up some years ago.

Then again people appeal to the international courts as well.

So there is a whole legal issue - legislation etc.

As well some Australians have inherited British titles and positions because of the link as well.

Obviously there needs to be some sort of democratic model.
The sort of populist leader model we have now is almost republican in style and tending to become american style election campaigns

Its all about checks and balances really so that too much power doesn't reside in one person - because powers tends to corrupt people. Hence the senate and the role of the governor general.

Probably the simplest thing (without making too much change) would be to either elect or appoint a person to be the governor general - rather than getting the queens permission.

The governor general should not have too much power - should be able to host visiting heads of state, do community work, sign in parliaments (as a formality) and ratify bills (as a formality). The discretionary powers should be limited to dissolving parliament and triggering elections - in EXTREME CIRCUMSTANCES - hung parliaments, wide scale rioting and turmoil, war etc.

Its really the legislation changes and the election processes which are the issue.

A republic? ....What do you think the difference would be? Freedom? Security? Honesty in the media?.....hahaha! I can see the pigs flying past my window now...they've got little purple spots on their wings!
In reality a republic would mean just more men I dont know telling me what to do, denying my adult right to assume full responsibility for my actions while making irresponsible decisions on my behalf!!! Frankly, I'm tired of hierarchical structures of governance.

This might come as a 'shocking' thought for some, but how about we just get rid of the lot of them and get on with being grown-ups! Lets take full responsibility for the decisions we make and their possible impacts on future generations; and lets toss out all the statutes and acts, all the law books and lawyers, and replace the lot with one simple directive:
DO NO HARM
After 15 years professional researching of the various governance, economic and communications systems world wide, I have come to the conclusion that if we want to survive we MUST change drastically and that the most drastic change we whites in particular could make is to GROW UP AND TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY and that if we were to do that then we had better make the rules really simple and equitable!

Indigenous people around the world ALL understand the 'do no harm' principle as foundational - it just seems to be we whites who 'miss the point' in our rush to tell the rest of the world how to live.

A republic?...I dont think so... I'd rather be an adult!

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