While celebrating the Queen’s extraordinary service in her seventy years on the throne and preparing to swear allegiance, too many politicians are wasting time plotting to do what their predecessors have always failed to do:  to persuade Australians to say Yes to something they have firmly said No to.

Namely, to remove our oldest legal institution, the Australian Crown, the one part of our constitutional system which works efficiently and at minimal cost, with the Royal Family unpaid for their services.