I agree, the aboriginals were truly one of the greatest cultures in existence, that's why i disagree that it was a third world hell hole, back maybe in technology but that was a part of the culture of the indigenous

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unfortunately the aboriginals of the 21st century get a well deserved bad rep.

if you see a large group of aboriginal guys walking down the road towards you, you bloody cross the road to the side opposite to them. the majority of the abo population in towns and cities is in a rather sad state.
it is rather sad, allot of my child hood friends were aboriginal and as i have gotten older they have gone the same way as their parents.

1. The monarchy is for the museum in our days. The monarchy violates basic principles of democracy. All political leaders, from the lowest level to the top, from the local level to the federal level should be elected, any Australian citizen should have the right to become head of Australia, if Australian people elect him/her!!
2. It is shameful the head of Australia to live overseas, it is shameful the head of Australia to obey to the law of a foreign country (UK), it is shameful the mass majority of Australian to be against the monarchy (more than 75%) and the head of Australia to be the Britain monarch!!!

I don't really think any of that is shameful - it is pretty unimportant really.

The "head" of of Australia (as assume you mean "Head of State") is actually the Governor-General, who is Australian and who represents The Crown.

Anyway - democracy really isn't all it is cracked up to be. I would be very much against seeing a popularly elected President of Australia.

Personally - I 'd like to see the Poms sacked and an Australian Royal Familly installed. Maybe have a lottery and the winner get to start a dynasty! I'd buy a ticket. And the proceeds could go to building a nice little palace on the Gold Coast. Either that or crown Warney as King.

Or Boony. All hail King Boony. Yeah - that sounds good.

I see nothing wrong with getting rid of the monarchy but still keeping parliament. I mean, we don't have to change our form of government just because we get rid of the Queen.

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It's a good thing, isn't it? I mean, if you can just get rid of the monarchy without any real fight then the monarch isn't exerting any real control of you, it's just a symbol of national pride and dignity.

I don't think we need silly things like "symbols of national pride and dignity". Flag-waving and chest-thumping really isn't a good look.

Basically - our constitution allows for a head of state who generally gives a rubber stamp to the laws passed by parliament. Under certain circumstances, if parliament doesn't function correctly - as happened in 1975 - the head of state can dissolve parliament and call a new election to elect a new parliament.

Who that head of state is is pretty unimportant. In practise it is the Governor-General appointed by the Prime Minister. It would be nice if we didn't have an English Queen of Australia - but at the end of the day, there really are far more improtant things to be concerned about.

REPUBLIC! 100%

Any republic is better than this.

We currently have a system where one person (Prime Minister) can be reelected infinite number of times, and we also live in a country with a HUGE share of "non-English" population who feel nothing for the queen.

They only benefit we get from her is a public holiday on her birthday!

You have right paratrooper, about 45% of Australian population are non Anglo Saxons, including me (I am Greek migrant and Australian Citizen). In really many non Anglo Saxons could not forget the crimes against their countries in the name of the British monarchy.
Sooner or later we will finish with British monarchy in Australia!!

If I were an Australian, I'd be totally embarrassed that my country's queen is Britain's queen. Only good could come from them not being a constitutional monarchy anymore.

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