The revolution defines on Cambridge Dictionary is” a change in the way a country is governed, usually to a different political system…”
The Australian Republic Movement (ARM) is a form of the revolution, it was founded on July 7, 1991. The first chairman was novelist Thomas Keneally, the Movement gathered some high profiles as Mr. Malcolm Turnbull (now he is Prime Minister, leader Liberals, a conservative party, the most members are not interesting the Republic), former cricket captain Ian Chappell, film maker Fred Schepsisi, a journalist and author Peter FitzSimons. The famous persons couldn’t convince the people, but the Movement is like the most organization, obviously, the public figure pioneers could attract the people. Nowadays, the pop singer, movie star, athlete, author, academic…they couldn’t drive the public following their tendency as a French saying quotes” Le Mouton de Panurge”. The US election 2016 is a lesson, the presidential candidate Hillary Clinton couldn’t get the people vote despite the famous persons helped in the campaign, the concerts couldn’t convince the voters but the policy is the key in the poll.
The first referendum on November 6, 1999, failed, but the Australian Republic Movement has not given up the purpose. The activists are Labor Party, the comedians, intellectuals, the migrants and the other components. Mostly the left parties want to remove the Commonwealth and eliminate the Queen in Australia. However, the monarchy in the Down Under strongly opposes and the concerned people consider carefully the change. Despite the movement founded more than three decades, therefore, the supporters still don’t know what will the new political pattern look like? There are many questions raise about the national leader (President), the premiers of state will be changed and the other constitutional reform. Who could reform the constitution? But the lawmakers shouldn’t reform with majority while the parliament houses have the Republic supporter and monarchy.
Nowadays, the incumbent Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Opposition leader Bill Shorten are the Republicans. However, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull hesitates because Liberals is the conservative and monarchy, so when he came to UK meeting the Queen, Malcolm Turnbull revealed his stance is” Elizabethan and Republican”, it is like the lawyer career could stand alongside with plaintiff or defendant, but the national leader has to confirm the position. It looks like a country fighting against the terrorist and also accepts the extremist migrant. Instead, Labor leader Bill Shorten has confirmed in the conference at Queensland, if Labor wins the next election, the Republic plebiscite will be carried out in the first term.
However, the monarchy reacts and they will oppose the Republic as the referendum 1999. The Movement has not cleared how to perform, actually, that is like a new nation is born. The constitution will change from the main chapters as a form of revolution. The Governor General will call President, but it is not different from the selection of Governor General. The Movement purposes the annulment the Royal relationship with Australia and following, the country will change the flag, anthem and government system and national title. The Australian Republic Movement being contained the mayhem.
The Australian Republic Movement is not a whim, the change will face many problems that are not easy as the Republicans believe. The flag and anthem should change as the Australian Republic Movement concern, so the Republic’s supporters launched the campaign of the new flags those designed by artist, but it is not a fashion because the national flag clings the history, army, and the other national issues. Actually, the most members of RSL (Returned Services League), the populated organization in Australia don’t want to have the other flag. Today the national flag changes, a day a group artists and an incumbent government will design the other flag.
Whatever, the Republican Movement, the left parties (Labor, Greens) and two leaders of two main parties are keen the Republic. Therefore the people vote and decide the future of Australia. However, the Australian Republic Movement should be a conspiracy of the politicians or some groups, lobbies. Mostly they have no plan and the method being controversial between the Republicans. Whatever, the Australia is independent, freedom and democracy since the nation founded, therefore the Australian Republic Movement without method is like change a dress. On the other hand, the Australian Republic Movement causes the country divided. The revolution with the method is like a driver car has no map.
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