The vote in this general election was not so much anti-Labor but rather anti-Shorten. This is because Bill Shorten announced many changes to the status quo.
Any change, however minor is bound to affect some people and, in this election, there were so many proposed changes that it was obvious that a great number would be voting against Labor.
https://www.dropbox.com/preview/SHORTEN%20DANGER%20-%202.mp4?role=personal ) which were spread far and wide amongst our support base, which numbers many thousands, and we had people on polling booths handing out ‘Put Shorten-Republic Last’ how to vote cards.
Our membership comprises people of varying political allegiances, including traditional Labor. In 1999 it is estimated that one third of Labor voters voted against the republic. These are the people who rejected the Shorten proposals. These are the people, amongst others, responsible for the return of the Morrison government.
Philip Benwell
Australian Monarchist League
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We've had republican PMs recently - Rudd, Gillard and Turnbull - none of whom really pushed the republic issue while they were in office, or at least none of them made any moves towards a referendum on the issue. Shorten on the other hand said he was going to hold a plebiscite on the issue - something which clearly went down like a lead balloon.
Sure enough, there were many issues that led to Labor's defeat - the voting patterns in the "heartlands" as opposed to the inner-city and Canberra elites which also manifested itself in the 1999 referendum.
Republicanism in the Commonwealth realms was a fad 20 years ago but one hopes it'll quietly go away just like Quebec separatism has.
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