Despondently, I'm convinced that Australia will become a republic, sooner rather than later. Hitherto, I thought that we were secure, at least until HM's demise; now, I'm not too sure.
Of course, added to the, not altogether unreasonable wish, for many Australians to assert their sense of nationalism, there is the unpalatable undercurrent of resentment towards Charles and Camilla: well, Camilla, really. I think this attitude so wrong-headed and so devoid of rational explanation that I can barely bear to address it!
What 2020 confirmed was that there should first be a vote asking if Australia should become a republic - yes/no. This will carry, I'm sure. The follow-up question should only then address the form and manner of electing the President to avoid the confusion of the last vote. I am not confident that the Crown will win in these circumstances.
Whatever the outcome, there is absolutely no suggestion that Australia should or would leave the Commonwealth of Nations. That would be entirely unacceptable, in my opinion. If worst comes to worst, we should always be able to celebrate and remember that British law and governance allowed us our relatively easy life of comparative privilege, lack of want and need for most, and a parliamentary and judicial system which is second to none.