Opposition leaders released costings for the policy ahead of the May federal election.
With much fawning over the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's new baby, it’s easy to forget that many citizens of Britain's former colonies would like to sever their royal ties once and for all.
The party’s commitment will be tested if they succeed in the May 18 ballot. At present, Labor boasts 69 House of Representative seats to the rival Liberal party’s 74. The center-right Liberal Party currently leads a minority coalition government. Republican sentiment has existed in Australia since before it became a sovereign state. The idea of shedding the royal family has become particularly popular in recent years. It's endorsed not only by the Labor Party and the Greens—an environmentally-focused party—but by some prominent Liberal politicians such as former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.
The country decided to stick with the Queen in a 1999 referendum, in which 55 percent of Australians voted to reject the nation becoming a republic. "We want to make this the cause that unites Australians around the principle of having one of our own as the head of state… And we believe the best way to do that is to hold an initial national vote with the simple question."
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