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Originally Posted by Iluvbertie
I have changed my mind because I truly have come to believe that the Australian Head of State in all ways should be an Australian and live in this country.
I do believe that the Head of State of any country can't be a representative of more than one country and thus we have to separate ourselves from a foreign monarch who has a loyalty to another country as well as to us.
In other words I have come to see the wisdom of the Republican side of the debate rather than the 'if it ain't broke, don't fix it' view of the Monarchists.
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Exactly the same thing has happened to me. I was in the 'if it ain't broke, don't fix it' mould but in the last year I have experienced a real change of heart on the subject and have come to think it is important for us to have our own Head of State who will put us first.