Useful information about a real republic
Below you will find a list of some key documents published by the Real Republic Australia’s that support our ideas for an Australian republic with a directly elected Head of State as well as other beneficial constitutional reforms.
RIGHT-WING EXTREMISM
Read our submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee inquiry into right-wing extremist movements in Australia.
OUR DISCUSSION PAPER - WE’VE GOT OUR IDEAS, WHAT ARE YOURS?
The Real Republic Australia’s discussion paper outlines proposals for delivering our model for an Australian republic with a directly elected Head of State. We encourage you to read it and tell us what you think of our suggestions as well as your ideas.
A QUICK SNAPSHOT
Read a very abbreviated summary of the key aims and elements of our model for a genuine directly elected Head of State in an Australian republic.
REFERENDUM REFORMS
Read our submission to the Australian Parliament’s inquiry into a Bill to update the laws governing the staging of referendums to change the Australian Constitution.
THE 2022 FEDERAL ELECTION
The Real Republic Australia lodged a submission to the inquiry into the 2022 federal election conducted by the Federal Parliament’s Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters.
OUR ROADMAP TO A REPUBLIC AND OTHER CONSTITUTIONAL REFORMS
Our “roadmap” proposes a new system of Australian Constitutional Assemblies comprising a representative sample of average Australians who can consider proposals for beneficial reforms.
A PREFERENCE FOR DIRECT ELECTION
The best chance of Australia becoming a republic is if the model put to a referendum gives all Australian voters the chance to directly elect their Head of State. Their preference for a genuinely directly Head of State has been clear ever since before the failed 1999 referendum.
THE IRISH PROVE IT WORKS
Ireland is a republic with a Westminster-style system of parliamentary democracy as well as having a Head of State elected directly by the Irish people. This background note is based on personal discussions the chair of the Real Republic Australia, David Muir, had with informed observers in Ireland. It shows how a directly elected Head of State can work effectively alongside an executive government led by a Prime Minister.
THE AUSTRALIAN CONSTITUTION
The Parliamentary Education Office provides a copy of the Australian Constitution which includes background notes prepared by the Australian Government Solicitor.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Our FAQ briefing note lays out some of the more common issues people have raised with us in the republic debate.
WE ARE NOT ALONE
There are pro-republic groups in many nations who currently retain a constitutional monarchy. This information sheet lists some of them.
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THE OTHER REFORMS WE ADVOCATE
The Real Republic Australia’s flagship reform is an Australian republic with a genuine directly elected Head of State. But we also advocate for other beneficial changes to our nation’s Constitution.
THE REPUBLIC AND NATIONAL IDENTITY
The Real Republic Australia lodged a submission to the 2019 inquiry into nationhood, national identity, and democracy conducted by the Senate’s Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee.