Make a resident president but only by appointment
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April 6, 2021 â 12.10am
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I rarely agree with Amanda Vanstone. However, I do agree wholeheartedly with her republican sentiments (âRoyal problems wonât help republicansâ, April 5) and the model she proposes. Like her, I prefer a mostly ceremonial head of state (like we currently have) with political decisions being made in the Parliament and not, potentially, at the whim of a popularly-elected narcissist. Unfortunately, the postface to the article identifies her as âa former minister of the Howard governmentâ. I canât recall her standing up to Howard when he scuttled the 1999 republic referendum by forcing those in favour of a republic to choose that model rather than having separate choices for a republic and the model to be adopted. -