6 in 10 Australians don't want the Queen

DublinDes · 10-11-2009 02:29PM #1

Nearly 6 in 10 Australians don’t want the Queen as head of state. According to a new opinion poll it suggests that 59 per cent of Aussies now want a republic. As far as I can see the Queen represents a dead empire and class snobbery. Well all I can say is best of luck to the Aussies, what about the rest of you ?

http://www.sindhtoday.net/news/1/69112.htm

Keogg · 10-11-2009 02:31PM

We got rid of her (eventually) and they deserve to aswell:D

Down with the Brits and all... that.. Republicy stuff

WindSock · 10-11-2009 02:32PM

Similar in NZ. They only want her so they get the Queens birthday off. They hate to have the Union Jack on their flag though

Kintarō Hattori · 10-11-2009 02:32PM

Is it really that surprising, really?

Cookie_Monster · 10-11-2009 02:33PM

Yeah but the Queen probably doesn't give a **** what they think now does she???

mike65 · 10-11-2009 02:35PM

Meh, the last time they held a vote they kept her.

mactheknife · 10-11-2009 02:36PM

if I remember correctly they were given the option through a referendum a couple of years ago, and they choose to retain the queen as their head. I was in Austrailia at a time and it gave me great pleasure in pointing out the Union Jack on their flag and the Queen on their money everytime they said something along the lines of '' Ireland just another part of the UK ''.
I'm sure they will just vote her back in.............their not really the sharpest tools in the box; are they?

Saadyst · 10-11-2009 02:36PM

Here we go again..

enda1 · 10-11-2009 02:36PM

Will the Aussie's give up the Northern Territory to the union though? New Zealand give up the North Island? I'm guessing not, lets hope they have more success than we had!

Though last time the Aussies voted on this they voted to keep the royalty, have things change that much?

Fratton Fred · 10-11-2009 02:38PM

DublinDes wrote: »

Nearly 6 in 10 Australians don’t want the Queen as head of state. According to a new opinion poll it suggests that 59 per cent of Aussies now want a republic. As far as I can see the Queen represents a dead empire and class snobbery. Well all I can say is best of luck to the Aussies, what about the rest of you ?

http://www.sindhtoday.net/news/1/69112.htm

Yes, everyone shoud be free to vote in a fair, respectable and competant government of their own....just like the Irish have done

kaimera · 10-11-2009 02:39PM

and 6/10 aussies are expats so is it really that surprising they want a republic?

long as the keep up the coopers pilsner who cares.

Kradock · 10-11-2009 02:43PM

This is one of those threads were I use my default setting .

Who gives a fcuk!!

The_Minister · 10-11-2009 02:45PM

I don't want her either, too old for my taste.

Fratton Fred · 10-11-2009 02:51PM

The_Minister wrote: »

I don't want her either, too old for my taste.

Yes, but that upper class accent would be fun

"ooh, Philip, one is arriving"

Rob_l · 10-11-2009 02:52PM

Them Aussies are wrong, now is the time for monarchys, this parliamentary democracy stuff we tried here has failed its time to get back in the english monarchy to run things I reckon!

Even the english and australian systems are wrong we should just hand power back to the monarchs. Just think how much we would save the country not having to pay TD's or ministers.

DublinDes · 10-11-2009 02:52PM

Fratton Fred wrote: »

Yes, everyone shoud be free to vote in a fair, respectable and competant government of their own....just like the Irish have done

Maybe we should be like the brits who don't have MP's expenses scandals, Northern Rock, RBS etc Indeed these are the very people who elect a yoke to run the UK who cannot even spell right

admiralofthefleet · 10-11-2009 02:53PM

i dont like her either, her gob make up in star wars was shit

DublinDes · 10-11-2009 02:54PM

enda1 wrote: »

Will the Aussie's give up the Northern Territory to the union though? New Zealand give up the North Island? I'm guessing not, lets hope they have more success than we had!

Well unless they threatened them with immediate and terrible war. But I'd doubt it, the Brits are having enough problems in Afghanistan as it is.

Fratton Fred · 10-11-2009 02:54PM

DublinDes wrote: »

Maybe we should be like the brits who don't have MP's expenses scandals, Northern Rock, RBS etc Indeed these are the very people who elect a yoke to run the UK who cannot even spell right

exactly. sack the lot of them and bring back totalitarian monarchy.

WindSock · 10-11-2009 02:54PM

Fratton Fred wrote: »

Yes, but that upper class accent would be fun

"ooh, Philip, one is arriving"

Does she have to inform him everytime she is putting her Tena Lady to use?

ScumLord · 10-11-2009 02:56PM

Of course they don't want her she's a whinging facking pomp!

It makes them look bad when all the other cool countries like Ireland and the US can stand on their own feet and Australia still gets spoon feed by mommy despite being on the other side of the planet.

Fratton Fred · 10-11-2009 02:57PM

DublinDes wrote: »

Well unless they threatened them with immediate and terrible war. But I'd doubt it, the Brits are having enough problems in Afghanistan as it is.

seeing as the Australian army are also in Afghanistan as well, I doubt there would be too many people involved in your imaginary war.

PomBear · 10-11-2009 02:57PM

I never understood why a country would want give thier taxes to this sponge, she's a glorified tourist attraction basically

Fratton Fred · 10-11-2009 02:59PM

WindSock wrote: »

Does she have to inform him everytime she is putting her Tena Lady to use?

i think we are confusing our comings and goings

mike65 · 10-11-2009 03:00PM

Is that a royal we?

Dudess · 10-11-2009 03:12PM

When it comes to Helen Mirren, I know a lot of guys would... but what about when she played the queen in all her cardiganed, tweed-skirted glory? Would you have then?

Fratton Fred · 10-11-2009 03:14PM

Dudess wrote: »

When it comes to Helen Mirren, I know a lot of guys would... but what about when she played the queen in all her cardiganed, tweed-skirted glory? Would you have then?

I'd have stroked her Corgie

walshb · 10-11-2009 03:41PM

WindSock wrote: »

Similar in NZ. They only want her so they get the Queens birthday off. They hate to have the Union Jack on their flag though

Secretly they damn well love the Crown, just like the Scots. They are actually more loyal to the Crown than the ordinary English person. Welsh the same. They lap up the whole monarchy garbage.

Dudess · 10-11-2009 03:49PM

DublinDes wrote: »

Nearly 6 in 10 Australians don’t want the Queen as head of state. According to a new opinion poll it suggests that 59 per cent of Aussies now want a republic. As far as I can see the Queen represents a dead empire and class snobbery. Well all I can say is best of luck to the Aussies, what about the rest of you ?

What about the rest of us?

ejmaztec · 10-11-2009 03:58PM

PomBear wrote: »

I never understood why a country would want give thier taxes to this sponge, she's a glorified tourist attraction basically

They'd only replace her with another sponge. Every country's got a sponge, even this one.

gurramok · 10-11-2009 04:01PM

mike65 wrote: »

Meh, the last time they held a vote they kept her.

mactheknife wrote: »

if I remember correctly they were given the option through a referendum a couple of years ago, and they choose to retain the queen as their head.

Thats because they didn't want a president elected by politicians. Aussies have the same distrust of jobs for the boys in parliament as us here,

6 in 10 Australians don't want the Queen

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