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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 ...
A number of competing republican and monarchist groups ran, though only two were on the ballot in all states and territories: the Australian Republican Movement (ARM) and Australians for Constitutional Monarchy (ACM). They emerged as the two largest groups, winning 30.5% and 22.5% of first preferences nationwide, respectively.
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 ...
The Republican Party of Australia was a minor Australian political party dedicated to ending the country's monarchy and establishing a republic. It was formed in 1982 and registered by the Australian Electoral Commission on several occasions prior to being voluntarily deregistered in 2021. It was not linked with the Australian Republic Movement.
Historically, Australian nationalism emerged during the late 19th and early 20th centuries as Australia moved towards federation and gained independence from British colonial rule, [2] [5] developing itself in three pivotal historical traditions: the labour movement, the republican movement and the native-nationalist movement. [6]
Republican Movement may refer to: Australian Republican Movement; New Zealand Republic (formerly Republican Movement of Aotearoa New Zealand) British republican movement;