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The ARM was founded on 7 July 1991 and was originally known as the Australian Republican Movement. [2] Its first chairman was novelist Thomas Keneally, with other founding members including lawyer Malcolm Turnbull (later Prime Minister), former Australian cricket captain Ian Chappell, film director Fred Schepisi, and author, journalist, and radio and television presenter Peter FitzSimons.
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Vote Compass during the 2013 Australian federal election found that 40.4% of respondents disagreed with the statement "Australia should end the monarchy and become a republic", whilst 38.1% agreed (23.1% strongly agreed) and 21.5% were neutral. Support for a republic was highest among those with a left ...
[1] At the 1999 Australian republic referendum, many direct-election republicans voted NO and ensured the defeat of the bi-partisan appointment model. After the defeat, the Australian Republican Movement changed tactic and presented six republic options, of which three involved direct-election. Model 4 was developed from the Hayden model and ...
After the defeat, the Australian Republican Movement downgraded the model's status from preferred to one of six possible options. Its long-term future is likely to depend on the result of a proposed models plebiscite , which would allow electors to directly show their support for this version of republicanism.
Australian Republican Movement: 1. Anne Witheford (elected 1) 2. Frank Cassidy (elected 2) 48,146 45.16 No Republic – ACM: 1. Alan Fitzgerald 2. Malcolm Mackerras: 25,596 24.01 Greens: 1. Fiona Tito 2. Shane Rattenbury: 6,803 6.38 A Just Republic 1. Geoff Dreschler 2. David Matthews 6,455 6.05 Independent: Robert Todd 4,595 4.31 A Republic ...
The Australian Republican Movement (ARM) is describing the couple’s overseas tour as the “chance to wave goodbye to royal reign”. 👋 For the first time in over a decade, a sitting monarch ...
Republican Movement may refer to: Australian Republican Movement; New Zealand Republic (formerly Republican Movement of Aotearoa New Zealand) British republican movement;
For republicans it is a chance to sift the model debate out of the equation and obtain a clear indicator of public support, which according to the Australian Republican Movement (ARM) is "what monarchists fear the most". [7] However, for status quo supporters, it is an opportunity to close down the republican debate for the long-term.