Malcolm Turnbull can advance only one extremely weak reason to justify the expense, division and enormous cost of both a plebiscite and a referendum to try to impose some politicians’ republic on the nation.
Before the 1999 referendum, republicans were scratching around to try and find some reason to justify the change they wanted – getting rid of the Queen.
Al Grassby blamed the constitutional monarchy for the level of unemployment.
Already a subscriber? Log in
Get 10 issues
for $20
Subscribe to The Spectator Australia today for the next 10 magazine issues, plus full online access, for just $20.
- Delivery of the weekly magazine
- Unlimited access to spectator.com.au and app
- Spectator podcasts and newsletters
- Full access to spectator.co.uk
Or
Comments
Don't miss out
Join the conversation with other Spectator Australia readers. Subscribe to leave a comment.
SUBSCRIBEAlready a subscriber? Log in