King Charles is out of step with Australians and their values according to new polling released by the Australian Republic Movement. Conducted by Pure Profile between 6-12 April 2023, almost two-thirds of respondents (66%) said that King Charles does not represent their values. Less than 25% of those aged 18-24 say Charles represents their values.
Read MoreRecent polling by Pure Profile reveals that support for the monarchy in Australia has plummeted under King Charles’ reign, with only 40% of Australians now saying they would prefer to keep King Charles instead of choosing an Australian as our Head of State.
Read MoreToday the Australian Republic Movement (ARM) welcomed the launch of the Parliamentary Friendship Group for an Australian Head of State, with supporters from across the political spectrum coming together to declare their support.
Read MoreSupporters of an Australian republic from across the political spectrum in the Tasmanian Parliament are coming together today to launch the Parliamentary Friendship Group for an Australian Republic.
Read MoreA Special General Meeting held by the Australian Republic Movement this week resolved to change the ARM Constitution and for the first time in 32 years, adopt female and male Co-Chairs.
Read MoreOf the 56 Commonwealth Nations, 36 are already republics while only 15 retain King Charles as Head of State, including Australia.
Read MoreAs we reflect on the existing gaps to an equal society on International Women’s Day 2023, Australians should reflect on the constitutional barriers that prevent Australian women and our children from rising to the top.
Read MoreThe Australian Republic Movement has welcomed the Reserve Bank of Australia’s decision to recognise and celebrate Australians on the $5 note instead of a foreign monarch.
Today the Reserve Bank said it was time for a “new design that honours the culture and history of First Australians.”
Chair of the Australian Republic Movement Craig Foster said the change was an important symbolic step, especially given First Nations Australians had been here more than 65,000 years before British settlement and the now accepted incongruence between the monarchy and contemporary Australia.
Read MoreThe Australian Republic Movement’s National Committee has elected a new National Executive following National Committee elections in October.
Social justice advocate, broadcaster, Adjunct Professor and former Socceroo Craig Foster AM was elected Chair in a unanimous vote of the National Committee.
“My thanks to all our members and supporters on behalf of the National Committee for the confidence they’ve placed in us. I assure everyone that we understand the importance of the movement for Australia’s future and the responsibility weighs heavily," said Craig Foster AM.
Read MoreThe campaign for an Australian republic has been supercharged with the election of nine new directors, bringing experience from corporate, media, union, policy, sporting and advocacy sectors to the board (National Committee).
Read MoreToday the Australian Republic Movement announced the resumption of its campaign following the conclusion of the mourning period for Queen Elizabeth II.
Just as King Charles III has not delayed for a moment in resuming his duties, we submit that Australia should not delay the discussion about its future under the monarchy any longer either. It’s time.
Read MoreThe Australian Republic Movement recognises and pays due respect to the significant contribution made by Queen Elizabeth II over more than seven decades as Head of State to Australia and 14 other nations, and expresses its condolences to the Royal Family.
Read MoreThe Solicitor General’s inquiry into the validity of the appointment of former Prime Minister Morrison to secretly administer departments has delivered a damning assessment on the state of Australia’s constitutional arrangements in relation to the appointment of ministerial responsibility, declaring the former Prime Minister’s actions ‘fundamentally undermined’ the ‘principles of responsible government.’
Read MoreRecent revelations that the former Prime Minister was secretly appointed to five ministries shows the system is broken and reform is long overdue, the Australian Republic Movement says.
Read MorePolling released by Essential Media today shows Australians overwhelmingly believe members of parliament should swear allegiance to serve Australia and its people instead of pledging allegiance to the Queen.
75% of Australians said that members of the Australian Parliament should pledge allegiance to Australia and the Australian people. Only 15% said members of parliament should pledge allegiance to Queen Elizabeth II. 10% were unsure.
Read MoreParliamentarians today will pledge their allegiance to Queen Elizabeth II instead of the Australian people - a requirement that demonstrates the urgent need to update our Constitution.
Our Parliamentarians’ allegiance should be unquestionably with the Australian people. Australians elect them to serve our nation’s interest and the interests of their constituents, not to serve a foreign monarch.
Read MoreDespite recent Jubilee celebrations and today's public holiday belatedly marking the Queen's Birthday across most of Australia, very few Australians will be lying back and thinking of the Queen. Research by the Australian Republic Movement (ARM) found that just 36% of Australians know Queen Elizabeth II is Australia's Head of State - falling to just 15% awareness among those aged 18-24.
Read MoreIn an historic first and a major show of support for an Australian republic, our nation now has an Assistant Minister for the Republic, Matt Thistlethwaite.
Read MoreThe ABC’s VoteCompass Survey has found that a majority of Australians (53%) disapprove of Prince Charles becoming King of Australia at the end of the Queen’s reign, with only a third saying they’ll support Charles as King.
The results show a monarchy in crisis, with support for Charles falling to just 35% of the nation. It’s simply untenable to retain a Head of State who lacks popular legitimacy and will assume the position without even facing a ballot.
Read MoreWe are delighted to release the comprehensive constitutional draft that informed our January policy release. It can be downloaded here.
More than 10,000 Australians took part in the ARM’s public consultation, which informed the ARM National Committee’s policy deliberations and the constitutional amendments.
We believe that it was important to develop a comprehensive draft of the reforms to demonstrate it was not only sound policy, but could also be achieved in practice.
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