Wman1996 said:
Pemalite said:
Australia being a member of the Commonwealth, the Monarchy hasn't done anything for us in decades, not directly anyway.
Post WW2 the monarchy underwent a lot of changes to scale their involvement back, which I thing was a positive thing in hindsight.... Empires are expensive to maintain.
We even had a national referendum to ditch the Monarchy and become a republic, but as a nation we actually loved the Queen so we voted to stay the course.
We don't pay the British anything or the Monarchy anything, the Governor general is elected on advice from our leaders to represent the King/Queen of the day, so the Crown really is just a figurehead that represents our past, rather than guides our future.
I wonder if we were to re-vote to become a Republic if it would pass while King Charles is in power? I feel his admiration isn't as significant as the Queen in today's society, but historical ties can be hard to break, especially amongst conservatives who are afraid of change.
Either way, I did receive a medal from the Queen for my efforts in the 2019 Bushfire season.
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Charles does not have the popularity his mother Elizabeth did.
It depends how long Charles is king, but I would not be surprised if at least some commonwealth nations leave and remove him as their head of state.Â
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Quite a few commonwealth nations did so with Queen Elizabeth. Most recent was Barbados, which renounced the monarchy in 2021, though they remain as a "republic within the Commonwealth." Conversely, Gabon and Togo recently became members. Gabon has no history as a British colony or protectorate. It was under French rule until 1960. Zimbabwe has been working towards reinstatement in the Commonwealth since the death of Robert Mugabe, who withdrew Zimbabwe from the Commonwealth in 2003 after their status was suspended a year earlier.
