ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Gabrielle Appleby

Gabrielle Appleby is a professor of public law at UNSW Law & Justice, Sydney. She is the Director of the Judiciary Project at the Gilbert + Tobin Centre of Public Law.
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POSTS BY Gabrielle Appleby

23 September 2022

Gabrielle Appleby

The Republic Debate in Australia

With the death of long reigning monarch Queen Elizabeth II, and the ascension of King Charles III, a conversation has been reignited as to whether it is time for Australia to move to a republic. In Australia, this conversation is complicated by the failure of the republic referendum in 1999. The divisions over the model of selecting the Head of State that marred that vote remain unresolved, and there is a distinct lack of any urgency within the broader Australian public. Continue reading >>