Australian Women's Weekly Editor-at-large, Juliet Rieden ... Says despite the change of monarch, there isn't currently enough support for Australia to become a republic.
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00:00 Obviously the Republican movement is in there trying to barrack for a republic and trying
00:08 to prepare the nation to move forward.
00:11 We've got an assistant minister for the republic, first time ever, and he also will be looking
00:16 to see if there is public support, enough public support for a referendum should Anthony
00:22 Albanese get a second term.
00:24 But my understanding with the people is there's not a lot of support for it yet.
00:31 I think we need to see the king here.
00:33 He hasn't visited yet and I think that that should happen quite soon and then we will
00:40 see what the response is and how people feel.
00:43 I think we expected lots of ranting and railing but actually King Charles has proved to be
00:50 doing his job very well.
00:52 He's proved a lot of his ideas on conservation, on sustainable building, have a lot of resonance
00:58 here in Australia.
00:59 He has his own charity here in Australia.
01:02 He's got a strong connection with this country.
01:04 So even though if long term we're talking about a republic, I don't think there's any
01:09 urgency that the people feel to have it now.
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