Williams' Word | Take care on the road to republic

By Ray Williams
Updated January 12 2018 - 10:27am, first published 10:17am

A REPUBLIC? CARE NEEDED

There will be lots of talk in the coming year about Australia becoming a republic and it does seem strange that in an age of space exploration, smart phones and solar panels that our modern parliament still has technical connections to kings and queens – but we must be very careful before we make changes. We have to accept that the present system is working well and ensure that any change won’t create unexpected problems.

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