In any national election the stakes are high. But if Labor wins they have committed to holding a referendum on an Australian republic.  This issue was put to the Australian people in 1999 but lost.  Yet, as I explain, it is an issue that will always be with us.  For this episode, we flip things around and Whig Capital’s Jordan Shopov interviews me on the republican versus monarchy debate.  Full disclosure – I am a spokesman for the Australian Monarchist League (and a member of the Australians for Constitutional Monarchy).  But I hope I can give this important issue the fair background it deserves.  As always, please remember to rate the podcast or share with your friends.

Show Highlights

• From our image in Asia to reconciliation, is there nothing a republic won’t do?
• The revolving annual threat on our national symbols
• Why this matters
• How republics tend to stray from the best intentions
• How this might actually bring about a positive public debate on what has made Australia a success

Resources/People/Articles Mentioned in the Podcast

• Bob Hawke’s 1988 speech on our very British legacy
• Malcolm Turnbull’s Fighting for the Republic
• The Australian Monarchist League
• Australians for Constitutional Monarchy and my brief comments at the 2018 ACM National Conference
• A previous Jacobs Podcast discussing more pressing issues of federation for potential constitutional reform
• Australian Republican Movement
• Richard McGarvie