Just weeks before the 70th anniversary of the Queen’s accession to the throne, a new plan to ditch her as head of state has been unveiled.
A new plan to remove the Queen as head of state has been mooted by the leading group in favour of Australia becoming a republic, sending the message that in the twilight of the 95-year-old’s reign, the British monarchy’s global reach is diminishing.
Speaking today, just weeks before the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee next month, head of the Australian Republic Movement Peter FitzSimons unveiled the preferred model under which the nation would appoint a new head of state.
He said it was time Australian voters had “a merit-based choice about who speaks for them as head of state”, which would not only see the Queen pushed out, but give the process of appointing a prime minister a shake up.
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Under the newly-developed method, federal, state and territory parliaments would nominate a shortlist of candidates…
