Australia's Head Of State example essay topic

A black limo with a crown symbol and a mile long escort rolls to a stop in the township of Roma. An old lady dressed like a royal steps out. She looks fragile yet is so powerful. Hey guess what everyone; the Queen of England is coming to Roma Yes that's right everyone the Queen of Australia is coming to Roma. Doesn't sound very good when you put it that way, does it?

Well I was expecting a large YEE HAA or better off - Tally Ho! Looks like we have a few future republicans in here hey, the patriots of tomorrow. Most of you would be wondering why the queen is coming to Roma. Well she is coming to Roma.

Well she is going to open the Big Rig, supposedly because the citizens of the Roma area where the highest percentage of non-voters in the last referendum. All I can do is shake my head, my insignificant little head. But we the people in this room are the voters of the future and we have the power to make the change, because Australia's youth are Australia's future. As you probably already know I am here today to persuade you that Australia should become a republic. There are many reasons why Australia desperately needs to become a republic; Australia becoming a republic is inevitable.

One source that I have seen really backs this statement up. In life the only two things that are inevitable are death and taxes... and a republic. This shows that YES we are bound to become a republic but when, and my answer is SOON! Why should Australia's head of state be the king or queen of England? A head of state is someone who represents one country in the world and its affairs. Our head of state should represent Australia, our national unity and our unique Australian values of freedom tolerance and a fair go.

Australians love their country and I know all you believe this too, this pristine land of opportunity We as a nation also strive our national unity. We move away from been known to the world das a convict settlement. We have done this over the past 100 years with 2 world wars and the Olympic games. Thanks to the hard work of Australians we live in the best country in the world, so why should someone who isn't even Australian represent Australia, We must, as the predecessors of these hard working Australians push this nation forward into the future, economically, socially and environmentally, because you must remember Australia's youth is Australia's future.

The main driving force behind Australia becoming a republic is the ARM or the Australian Republican Movement. The main aim of the ARM is to see that in the near future Australian's head of state is Australian. Our constitution as it now stands, states that the Commonwealth of Australia is established under the crown of the United Kingdom of Great Britain. Supporters of ARM and myself believe this is inappropriate in the constitution of an independent nation and that Australians should be sovereign citizens, rather than subjects of a hereditary, secretaria n monarch, who is also the head of state of 15 other countries.

This move would confirm the sovereignty of the people, in our successful system of parliamentary democracy while retaining all the fundamental principals of our current system. Australia deserves to have an Australian leader, who's first priority is the country and its people. This change to a republic would give Australia a new sense of independence, while uniting different nationalities. A feeling of national unity will develop.

Australia over the years has developed its own culture. This change will also benefit the country economically. If Australia wish to trade with Asia then we should not be hanging on to a cultural heritage found in Europe. Internationally Australia would be seen to have an independent identity, a good example is the USA. They became a major power after breaking away from the same country that rules over us. I know its hard to compare ourselves with the yanks, I find it hard myself, but we must get over it and relies e that could and most likely happen to us also.

John Howard as the PM is one man who is pushing for Australia to become a world power and to enter world affairs. This is why the Australia labour party, democrats and Green independents have adopted policies aimed at becoming a republic. To satisfy this need, 4 models were proposed and 4 ways of electing the head of state. The first way basically is the same system that goes now.

The Prime minister is the one who selects the head of state. The second is where the commonwealth government chooses the head of state. The third is by a special body constructed specially for this task. This sounds good but doesn't work all that good in practise. The forth and most popular is the popular election.

This is where the people choose who represents the country as head of state. This was what the people want and this is what I feel is the best model for Australia and its people. Some of you must be wondering though why the referendum died out. It was the model that was proposed to put into action, which scared them off. It wasn't because people loved the Queen or they didn't want a republic. NO But because of the model that would have been put into practise.

It was the one where the PM chooses the head of state. I wouldn't feel comfortable with John Howard selecting my president. Nope the people wanted the power Simply, if Australia wants to become a republic then the president will have to be chosen by the people and that is all of you, because Australia's youth is Australia's future. Its the year 2020; Australia has been a republic now for 5 yeas and is now a world power.

Australia has also received a major economic boom as our northern counterparts boost our exports by 3. The Olympics are on and are being held in Canberra. The Australian team walks out under the Southern Cross. The crowd goes wild as this new sense of pride and nationalism takes full flight. What a country. What a country we live in.

We have this opportunity and we must not waste it. Now if you, the voters of the future want a country with national pride and a single identity, then on Australia's next republic referendum VOTE YES as you will be voting yes on the bettering of the future of this great great country.