I couldn’t care less about the Royal Family nor becoming a republic. In my view, the republic issue is a noisy distraction from important policy issues afflicting the nation, including: the ruthless gouging of Australians by the energy cartel; China’s aggression; the ‘Big Australia’ mass immigration policy; government corruption, waste and mismanagement; among many others.
It seems I am not alone, with a new poll from Roy Morgan showing that an increasing majority (60%, up 5% points since November 2012) believe Australia should remain a Monarchy while only 40% (down 5% points) say Australia should become a Republic with an elected President:
The key reason given for why they support remaining a monarchy is “why change”: