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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.
Republicanism in Australia is a movement to change Australia's system of government from a constitutional monarchy to a republic; presumably, a form of parliamentary republic that would replace the monarch of Australia (currently King Charles III) with a non-royal Australian head of state. It is opposed to monarchism in Australia.
After consulting with other experts, the proposal with drafted amendments was published in the Independent Monthly, March 1992 and was supported by the Australian Republican Movement (ARM). In 1993 the model was reviewed as one of four options by the Republic Advisory Committee , chaired by Malcolm Turnbull who shortly after became ARM chairman.
Sandy Biar of the Australian Republic Movement says the organization has seen “phenomenal growth” since Queen Elizabeth's passing 'The Elizabethan Era Is Now Over.' Australia Could Reconsider ...
Australian Republic Movement; B. ... 1999 Australian republic referendum; Republic Advisory Committee ... By using this site, ...
Foster was the chair of the Australian Republic Movement (ARM) [65] Up until May 2024, he was the co-chair of ARM alongside former Olympian and senator Nova Peris, who resigned to disagreements with Foster's criticism of Israel during the Israel–Hamas war.
The country appointed a new assistant minister for the republic on the eve of the Jubilee.
Australians on Friday mourned the death of Queen Elizabeth, but republicans also revived a longstanding debate on ending the country's association with the 1,000-year-old monarchy. The British ...