Enter the Year of the Dragon

The Australian Republic Movement has joined the millions of Australians celebrating the Lunar New Year – 2024 The Year of the Dragon.

National Director and CEO Isaac Jeffrey said: “The Lunar New Year is a time to celebrate, to bring families together and to start the next chapter of the coming new year.

“The Australian Republic Movement has unity and belonging as a core value for our organisation, but also as a hope for our future republic. We want to see an Australia which is proud to acknowledge, accept and find strength in the three pillars which make up our great nation – Indigenous, European and Multicultural Australians.

“Like the Lunar New Year, an Australian republic is the chance for us to come together to celebrate our history, our present and our future with our diverse and incredible family of Aussies, and to start our country’s next chapter together.

“2024 is the Year of the Dragon. It is associated with strength, good fortune, wisdom and success. These are attributes we can find in Australia and in our people.“An Australian republic is the chance for us to build on our strengths, increase our good fortune and to use the wisdom of everything we’ve learnt to date on democracy, equality, freedom and governance to continue to drive success for all Australians into the future.

“As we enter the Year of the Dragon, I wish all those Australians celebrating the Lunar New Year joy and prosperity, strength, success and good fortune for the year ahead.”