How the feuding royal family could bring an end to Australia's monarchy rule
As the fallout from the release of Prince Harry's memoir Spare continues to wreak havoc through the royal family, Australians are leaning more than ever to embracing a republic.
A new survey has shown that support for an Australian republic rose from 36 to 39 per cent among eligible voters since the death of Queen Elizabeth II last September, according to polling by Resolve Strategic for The Sydney Morning Herald.
And the number of voters against the constitutional shake-up dropped from 37 per cent to 31 per cent.
While the findings are a boost for the republican campaigners, the survey also showed 30 per cent of voters remain undecided on the issue.
The new polling found that 93 per cent of voters were aware of the ongoing feud within the royal family, which has been detailed in Prince Harry's memoir, along with a tell-all Netflix documentary series from the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
Only 7 per cent of voters were "completely unaware" of the recent royal revelations.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese appointed an Assistant Minister for the Republic, Matt Thistlethwaite, after Labor's federal election win last year, but has avoided making a commitment about a referendum on the republic issue since the death of Queen Elizabeth.
After the death of the monarch, Albanese said it would be "inappropriate" at the time to discuss such a constitutional change, but during his election campaign, vowed to "recognise First Nations people in our constitution."
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