Eli5; how are countries like Australia and New Zealand independent yet they still are under King Charles?
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“If it ain’t broke don’t fix it.” Is probably the short answer.
Australia, well known for its classlessness, is also secretly very classist. See “private boys school” for more info.
Coincidentally, a lot of Australia’s politicians and senior public servants went to private schools.
Knighthoods and other titles can only be bestowed by a monarchy, probably irrelevant, or not.
The king’s representative in Australia is mostly ceremonial. No real politics is involved. And it sort of works. Except that one time.
“The lucky country” has had relatively stable governance for a century or more. That’s money in the bank.
When a change to becoming a republic comes up, the inevitable question is “what sort of republic?”
The Democratic Republic Of The Commonwealth States Of Australia maybe?
The question also impacts the states.
What we have works, mostly. It’s sort of comfortable but wearing thin in places.
The challenge is for the Republicans and anti-monarchists to come up with something that appeals to most Australians.
That’s a big ask considering we couldn’t even say yes to something that would have helped many Australians and hurt none.
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