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The Australian Republican Movement was founded in July 1991. Its first chairman was the novelist Thomas Keneally, with other founding members including the lawyer Malcolm Turnbull, the former Australian cricket captain, Ian Chappell, and the film director Fred Schepisi. It is currently headed by management consultant Ted O'Brien. July is the seventh month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ...
1991 (MCMXCI) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Thomas Keneally (born October 7, 1935) also Tom Keneally, is an Australian novelist. ...
Malcolm Turnbull (born 24 October 1954), Australian politician, was elected to the Australian House of Representatives in October 2004 for the Division of Wentworth, New South Wales, representing the Liberal Party. ...
Ian Michael Chappell (born September 26, 1943 in Adelaide) is a former Australian cricket player. ...
Frederick Alan Schepisi (born 1939-12-26) is a film director and scriptwriter from Richmond, Victoria, Australia. ...
It was founded as a non-partisan group advocating the constitutional change to a republic, following the Australian Labor Party's adoption of republicanism as its policy. In a broad definition, a republic is a state whose political organization rests on the principle that the citizens or electorate constitute the ultimate root of legitimacy and sovereignty. ...
The Australian Labor Party or ALP is Australias oldest political party. ...
Australian republicanism is a movement within Australia to replace the countrys existing status as a Commonwealth realm under a constitutional monarchy with a republican form of government. ...
Although opinion polls showed that most Australians favoured becoming a republic, divisions emerged in the Movement between those who favoured indirect election of the President by Parliament, and those who favoured direct election by the people. This led to Australian voters rejecting the change to a specific form of republic in the 1999 referendum, although republicanism remains an issue. President is a title held by many leaders of organizations, companies, universities, and countries. ...
The Parliament of Australia is the legislative branch of Australia. ...
1999 (MCMXCIX) is a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...
See also
Emergence of the Commonwealth of Australia Main article: Australian federation After European settlement in 1788, Australia was politically organized as a number of separate British colonies, eventually six in all. ...
Australians for Constitutional Monarchy (ACM) was founded in June 1992 to defend the Australian Constitution, the role of the Crown in it, and to preserve the role of the Queen of Australia, represented by the Governor-General, as Australias constitutional head of state. ...
External link - Australian Republican Movement official website
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