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Here’s what’s on the agenda for Australia’s first-ever Assistant Minister for the Republic

Australia's new Assistant Minister for the Republic will wait to see if Labor wins a second term before putting this question to the Australian people.

The New Daily · Jun 2, 2022

Australia to break away from Queen and Royal Family as UK celebrates Platinum Jubilee

Australia says it's time to stand on its own two feet and bid farewell to the Queen in a shock move, citing its own identity and culture, as the UK celebrates the Monarch's Platinum Jubilee

Daily Mirror · Jun 2, 2022

Labor flags push for republic in its sights but not in first term of government

The new federal government says the "twilight years" of Queen Elizabeth's reign are an appropriate time to reignite debate about Australia becoming a republic.

ABC News · Jun 2, 2022