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Australian PM rules out republic referendum after meeting King
Albanese will not pursue a republic referendum, citing focus on one referendum per term and respect for the 1999 vote that rejected the change, despite personal republican views.
- On Saturday, Anthony Albanese declared he will not hold a referendum on Australia becoming a republic while he is prime minister after meeting King Charles III at Balmoral Castle, confirming he did not raise severing ties with Britain.
- Having already held a nationwide vote in 2023, Anthony Albanese, Prime Minister of Australia, reiterated on ABC's Insiders program that he respects past decisions, including the 1999 referendum on becoming a republic.
- In a one-on-one at Balmoral Castle, Albanese described the lunch as 'rather wonderful,' marking the first Australian leader there since Paul Keating in 1993.
- Opposition figures said Anthony Albanese has shut the door on a republic referendum during his leadership, critics called his trip a "personal detour," and the Australian Republican Movement urged keeping the issue on the agenda.
- The Australian Republican Movement claims up to 92 per cent of Australians are open to becoming a republic, while a Roy Morgan poll last year found 57 per cent favored the monarchy.
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