Pledge for national vote comes almost 20 years after failed referendum on making Australia a republic
It’s already been acknowledged as not being the most important issue facing Australia and the recent visit by the most popular royals may have helped entrench support for the monarchy in some quarters, but Labor has cemented its commitment to ask Australians whether or not the nation should become a republic if elected next year, pledging to hold a $160m plebiscite to answer the question.
Bill Shorten first committed Labor to investigating public support for a republic in July last year, laying out a sketch for a two-prong plan, beginning with gauging support for the change first, before moving forward with the ins and outs of how it would occur.
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