Republican ardour dims in Australia
Australians are even less inclined to clip their links to the British monarchy and dump their governor-general than they were five years ago, according to an Australia Day survey commissioned by The Australian newspaper. Less than half the 20 million population would support a constitutional change to allow a local to take over as head of state and to get their own flag.Just 46 per cent want Australia to become a republic – the lowest level of support since 1999 …