Whatever happened to the Australian republic and what happens now (by Prof. John Warhurst)
John Warhurst writes that
"In November 1999 the referendum to change the Australian Constitution from a monarchy into a republic was lost by a margin of 55% to 45%. Eleven years have now passed. There has been no constitutional referendum on any subject at all since then.
Many people thought at the time that if the referendum was unsuccessful we would have revisited the issue by now. A clear majority of Australians remain in favour of an Australian republic rather than the British monarchy. But, despite positive party programs and promises from Labor, the Greens and the Democrats, and two Senate enquiries (2004 and 2009), no government has yet called a second referendum."
What has happened?