"The independence of the Australian colonies is not a mere abstract idea. It is as certainly approaching as is the dawn of tomorrow's sun"

                                                                          People's Advocate, Sydney 17.07.1854

It is a sad fact that 150 years after the above date there are still some Australians who believe that a republic will mean the end of civil society and gentlemanly behaviour. They are yet to discover a fuller sense of civic history. Their weak sense of national identity can be largely attributed to our lack of knowledge of civic history. Many of them hardly remember the great examples of the ancient Greeks, Rome and many other great republics, blinded by the pomp and splendour of Queen Victoria and the British Empire. Others are probably still scared by the ghost of the great revolutions or waiting for the British republicans to follow the French or the Americans.

For us and the majority of Australians republicanism does not mean nationalism or severing our ties with UK. We simply believe after more than 200 years “infancy” we are now mature enough to say good bye to our “mother” queen and form our own “family”.

Monarchy is an archaic form of rule, which has little to do with equality – our fundamental principle. Society divided in Royals and commons, and ruled by a monarch (even a symbolic one) can never be truly democratic either. Now is the time to choose - Queen or President.

We shall give our overdue republican aspirations another chance in a fair referendum, unlike the last one. The choice will be simple: monarchy or republic.