Clear and concise reasoning from Geoffrey Robertson as to why we should cut ties with the poms..... worth a read IMO
Australia has no need for a head of state, royal or not
The enthronement of King Charles should make Australia think again about the monarchy and what sort of leadership the nation needs.www.theage.com.au
There you go, a KC saying just what I have been saying, no need for a Head of State, makes no sense in a Westminster system which is why we have a Head of State with little power.
I know we get the arguments about an incompetent or corrupt party of government abusing their power. Well, folks, if you haven't worked it out since the last election I suppose you never will: you don't have to vote for a party and you can vote the government out, and you can vote your local representative out. I used to live in a safe seat, I now live in a seat held by an independent. The House of Reps is meant to be our representatives (you can actually work this out quite easily, look at the name!). If the representatives we choose are not doing what we want you either vote them out or you admit that representative democracy does not deliver (won't get an argument from me on that score).
If you truly believe in representative democracy then why is there a need for some sort of oversight?
DS