27 September 1999
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Republicans are within reach of winning the November 6 referendum
on the republic, with the yes vote leading the no vote nationally
and in three States, but still short of the required majorities.
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24 September 1999
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The Treasurer, Mr Costello, has appealed to people to vote
for a republic even if they do not agree with every detail
of the proposed model.
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22 September 1999
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Senator John Tierney says became a republican when President
Clinton toasted the Queen as Australia's head of state in
Canberra two years ago.
Lachlan Murdoch has publicly supported an Australian Republic
and said the Prime Minister should be held accountable if
the bid fails.
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21 September 1999
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Republicans plan to concentrate their campaign for the YES
vote in the popular media, following research showing that
readers of broadsheet newspapers will vote overwhelmingly
for constitutional change.
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18 September 1999
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No rational person could believe that the governor-general,
rather than the Queen, was Australia's head of State, former
high court chief justice Anthony Mason said yesterday.
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17 September 1999
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Keep the crown, lose democracy, says Costello. Retaining
the monarchy for much longer could undermine Australia's parliamentary
democracy, says Peter Costello.
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15 September 1999
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"The Choice Before Us: Thoughts on the November Referendum",
National Press Club Telstra Address by The Rt Hon Sir Zelman
Cowen. Read the full address.
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14 September 1999
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'Yes' accentuates the positive. Republicans will push a simple,
positive and deliberately short message to sell Australians
on a republic, according to the official YES
case released yesterday.
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12 September 1999
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Anti-republicans were yesterday forced to defend confidential
polling questions which assert that the flag, currency and
membership in the Commonwealth would be jeopardised by Australia
becoming a republic.
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10 September 1999
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The federal Attorney-General, Mr Daryl Williams, has raised
his profile in the republic debate with a speech attacking
'extravagant' claims by monarchists and reassuring voters
about voting yes on 6 November.
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9 September 1999
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Jiang hails Queen and has ACM on toast. Eight words from
the leader of the world's biggest republic have revived one
of the most contentious issues at stake in the November referendum.
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8 September 1999
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The republic debate was hotting up and those who believed
the No case would win by a landslide could be in for a big
surprise, former deputy prime minister Tim Fischer said yesterday.
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6 September 1999
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MPs feel republic pressure. There are reports that Liberal
MPs are being coerced into signing an anti-republic treaty
or face demotion in the Howard government.
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2 September 1999
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Australia must become a republic in November's referendum
if the nation was to put an end to widespread misunderstanding
about its place in the world, Australia's former UN ambassador,
Richard Butler, said.
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