HOW IT BEGAN The ball got rolling in 1993 with the establishment of the Republic Advisory Committee, which published a report called the "An Australian Republic". John Howard committed the (then) Opposition to a Constitutional Convention, which was held in the old Parliament House in Canberra in 1998, recommending the questions to be put to referendum in 1999. we are looking at a system where the country is governed by elected representatives, the House of Representatives and the …showed first 75 words of 1224 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1224 total…elected president would cost $45 million minimum each election It is far safer to stay with a proven system than to experiment with an untried alternative. 7) We will have to apply again to re-join the Commonwealth of Nations and any government could veto our application. The politicians, not the people, choose the President. The President won't be one of the common people, but a politician. There could be power struggles between the PM and the President