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Originally Posted by Lothar5150
Interesting, is there a big push to get it back on the ballot? It seems your democracy is already structured a lot like the US. If you just did away with the prime minister and voted for a president in a general election there would me no difference.
What are the mechanics of passing laws and what are the roles of your courts in government.
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No, our democracy is much, much, much closer to the English system.
In the UK/England, the government runs the show, and the Queen is just a figurative head of state.
In Australia we presently have the Governer-General, who is an Australian, as an appointed head of state who is sworn in by the Queen, but who is selected by the parliament.
If Australia became a republic, the only thing that would change is that the Queen bit gets removed, and the Governer-General title gets changed to President, and becomes the highest figure-head of power, but really does nothing other than ensure that the government that does the real job isn't screwing up.