ARM Media Release: Australian's 'Foreigners' in UK

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March 2008

AUSTRALIANS 'FOREIGNERS' IN UK BUT THE QUEEN OF ENGLAND STILL REIGNS OVER US

The British Government has announced that Australians will soon be forced to carry identity cards in Britain - prompting fresh calls for Australia to become a republic. Citizens of European Union member nations such as Latvia, Estonia and Bulgaria will not be required to carry identity cards, but Australians will. "This is the just the latest in a long series of policies which proves how absurd our current constitutional arrangements are. Australians are now officially considered as 'foreigners' in the United Kingdom but the Queen of England remains our sovereign," said Australian Republican Movement Chair, Major General Mike Keating. "The question for Australians and the Rudd Government is how long will we continue to be a constitutional monarchy under the British Crown, while the British Government officially regards all Australians as foreigners from the Asia-Pacific region. "The United Kingdom decided decades ago that its economic future was in Europe and not with its former colonial empire. As Australians we need to have the maturity to accept that our destiny is also in our hands. We should stand on our own two feet as an Australian republic. "The 2020 summit represents the perfect opportunity to have a debate about Australia's republican destiny. Let's get on with it", said Major General Keating. For further information contact Peter van Vliet on 0417 489 226.