Thread: A new monarch.

Originally Posted by chuck

Now the Queen has passed the republican debate will undoubtedly resurface.

Not sure what model would be put up.

Communism does not work just look at the dictators in Russia & China

America's system is broken just look at how they elect the president & how the supreme court took away women's rights .

Certainly don't want politicians telling us who our president or monarch would be.

The most stable countries in the world seem to have a system like ours - lol.

I checked what the Australian Republican Movement are proposing - their model is pretty much our current system except we get to elect the Governor General.

As it happens, I have an issue with the idea of electing a head of state - the problem is that gives the person elected a mandate and suggests that they would have a role that is more than merely ceremonial plus the reserve powers. So, we'd have a popularly elected head of the executive (because our prime minister is becoming more and more presidential in style, as people vote for the PM and not just the party) and also a popularly elected governor general / president. So, if we had another situation like the Dismissal, would the governor general be saying "I represent the popular will" and it's time for you to go?

I'd prefer to see the Federal parliament appoint the GG, which is pretty much what happens now in any case: the GG is/was nominated to our Sovereign and they always say yes to the government in power's choice.

Originally Posted by chuck

Certainly don't want politicians telling us who our president or monarch would be.

That is actually how it occurs at present, and has been the case for a long time.

Originally Posted by BMKal

Sneak preview of new $5 note .........

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Originally Posted by 101RRS

The $5 note will remain as it is with Elizabeth R on it and unlike the coins with not change to the an image of the King. This is because the image on the note acknowledges the individual not the position they hold so will not be changed.

The image that I posted was, to anyone with any level of intelligence, obviously intended as a joke.

However, the claim that "the $5 note will remain as it is with Elizabeth R on it" is far from a definite conclusion. Only the assumption that Her Majesty's image on the $5 note will not automatically be replaced by the image of the new King is correct.

Queen may be replaced by an Australian rather than King Charles III on $5 note | Australia news | The Guardian

Originally Posted by BMKal

The image that I posted was, to anyone with any level of intelligence, obviously intended as a joke.

However, the claim that "the $5 note will remain as it is with Elizabeth R on it" is far from a definite conclusion. Only the assumption that Her Majesty's image on the $5 note will not automatically be replaced by the image of the new King is correct.

Queen may be replaced by an Australian rather than King Charles III on $5 note | Australia news | The Guardian

Oh Bugger, I've been bragging that I've seen the new $5 note.

Originally Posted by V8Ian

Oh Bugger, I've been bragging that I've seen the new $5 note.

Here it is for those that havent seen it

Not that good,i dont really like it,i mean,her.

I think the 5 should be changed to 05,and PB and an A9X thrown on it.Could anything else be more Australian?

Who is that? Just looking at her makes me appreciate my dear wife even more than I do.

What about Shane Warne or Andrew Symonds?

Originally Posted by Saitch

Who is that?

Looks like Greta Thunderburger's twin sister ............ similar level of fake anger.

Originally Posted by BMKal

Looks like Greta Thunderburger's twin sister ............ similar level of fake anger.

No, I'd say that Grace Tame's anger is real. Given that she was repeatedly sexually assaulted by a teacher, who was also convicted of possessing child pornography.

Originally Posted by Arapiles

No, I'd say that Grace Tame's anger is real. Given that she was repeatedly sexually assaulted by a teacher, who was also convicted of possessing child pornography.

Thank you for the rationale.