Australia's Republican Debate
Esther Anatolitis argues for Australia to cut ties with the monarchy in her new book, inspired by her republican dad and royalist mum.
The myths, glamour, glittering crowns and so on around the British royal family, they don't offer us character-building, nation-building, community-building stories.
Anatolitis notes that Australia's constitution does not mention the word "democracy", yet the country has functioned as a republic at times despite being a constitutional monarchy.
- Australia has been a republic "in practice" on several occasions.
- The country's constitution does not mention democracy.
Author summary: Esther Anatolitis advocates for Australia to abandon its monarchical ties.