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A poll which was conducted by ReachTEL found that 41.6% of
people oppose the country becoming a republic and the remaining 19%
have no opinion.
Speaking to the Sydney Morning Herald, the Australians
for a Constitutional Monarchy convener, David Flint, said that
these findings are a “time bomb” for republicans because most of
the people in favour of a republic are aged between 35-65 years
old.
“That is a time bomb, I believe, for republicans, because you don’t have that investment for the future” – David Flint
Mr Flint added that the younger people in Australia are
favourable to the monarchy partly because of the star appeal of the
“young royals”, such as the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and
Prince Harry.
In light of the results from the poll, it was just 14 years ago
that Australians voted ‘no’ to whether it should become a republic
in a referendum.
The poll results also come just days after General
Peter Cosgrove was announced to become the 26th Governor
General of Australia.
General Cosgrove was widely supported by male voters in the
ReachTEL poll, with 61.9% of men saying he was a better
choice for the role than the present Governor-General, Quentin
Bryce, who is due to retire in March.
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