From the Archives, 1999: Australia says no to a republic
The Queen will remain Australia's head of state after voters decisively rejected the republican system on offer in yesterday's referendum.
The referendum question was set to fail on both critical counts: it has no chance to win a national majority, and could fail in every state.
The proposed preamble was also decisively rejected.
The head of Australians for a Constitutional Monarchy, Mrs Kerry Jones, broke out the champagne at 8.07pm, effectively declaring victory.
Read more: https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/from-the-archives-1999-australia-says-no-to-a-republic-20191104-p537bp.html
The referendum question was set to fail on both critical counts: it has no chance to win a national majority, and could fail in every state.
The proposed preamble was also decisively rejected.
The head of Australians for a Constitutional Monarchy, Mrs Kerry Jones, broke out the champagne at 8.07pm, effectively declaring victory.
Read more: https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/from-the-archives-1999-australia-says-no-to-a-republic-20191104-p537bp.html
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