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What the Queen's death means for an Australian republic

  • Written by John Warhurst, Emeritus Professor of Political Science, Australian National University
What the Queen's death means for an Australian republicAlastair Grant/AP/AAP

The passing of Queen Elizabeth II has the potential to transform Australia’s republic debate.

While the debate should not be about personalities, the monarch’s identity clearly makes a difference. Former prime minister and republican Malcolm Turnbull once famously said many Australians were “Elizabethans&rdquo...

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