King Charles and Queen Camilla are coming to Canberra

Australian taxpayers are paying for another royal visit. These royal visits by our monarchs to their far-flung former colonies are an anachronism and inappropriate in the circumstances. These jaunts have outlived their relevance and are offensive to the majority of Australians.

Why is such a vibrant and multicultural country like Australia persisting with an outdated constitutional monarchy? All surveys I have read suggest majority support for us to become a Republic. Our country has moved from a white Australia policy to implementing one of the most successful and ambitious migration programs in the world. Our strategic and economic interests lie in the Pacific not the UK and any meaningful engagement comes from that region. We are situated on the doorstep of the world’s largest Islamic country and have to be relevant in those circumstances.

The easiest path to a republic would be if King Charles III endorsed our country becoming one, by declaring support for constitutional changes in his realms beyond the UK. Becoming a republic does not affect our country’s membership of the Commonwealth. Former colonies are doing just that. In 2021 Barbados transitioned from a constitutional monarchy under Queen Elizabeth II with the country’s PM remaining head of government and the Governor-General elected as the country’s first president. Jamaica is currently transitioning through the same processes, with plans to become a republic at the next elections in 2025. Both countries also had overwhelming public support.

I wonder if those disparaging the royal visit, on here, realise that Charles is the King of Australia? And because of that, until the Constitution is changed, he is also one of constituent parts of the Parliament.

So what do they expect the country’s leaders to do – tell him to naff off? *face palm*

PS Personally I believe that the monarchy, in a modern democracy like Australia, is an anachronism. Nevertheless, until there is major change to our Constitution it is our political system and King Charles is our monarch.

Our million $ a year GG will really earn her keep, so many ribbons to cut!!

2024 and another royal tour. I am not looking forward to watching our fawning monarchists and the country’s leaders bowing and scraping to these parasites. All paid for by Australian taxpayers! A family whose ancestry is built on colonialisation, massacre and theft.

How cringeworthy!

They can afford to pay for their own travel and security, rather than expecting us to pay for it. What is the benefit to Australian taxpayers? Perhaps they could use some of their money gained from empire building to fund clean running water and infrastructure in our remote communities? Something they should have done long ago as part of their colonial responsibilities.

Whoopie do! Not. Do we really have to wait for all our dinosaur politicians to retire before we can move into the 21st century in charge of our own country? Surely we don’t have to have a war of independence to achieve this.

Yay, another crass royal intervention, on top of his tasteless gong for Ben Roberts-Smith.

Can Albanese top Gillard’s royal-grovel of 2012? After his full-stadium grovel to Boss Modi, it can’t be ruled out.