%T Tracking the push for an Australian republic
%A Brenton Holmes



%I Parliamentary Library (Australia)
%D 2013

%K Republicanism, %K Local government, %K Citizenship, %K Constitutional reform



%U https://apo.org.au/node/33809

%X In the Australian Senate on 23 June 2003, the South Australian Senator Stott Despoja, also on behalf of Senator Bolkus, moved:

(1) That the following matters be referred to the Legal and Constitutional References Committee for inquiry and report:

(a) the most appropriate process for moving towards the establishment of an Australian republic with an Australian Head of State; and

(b) alternative models for an Australian republic with specific reference to:

(i) the functions and powers of the Head of State,
%9 Report