December 18, 2016

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has again thrown his support behind the Australian Republican Movement (ARM), but has acknowledged it was unlikely to occur until after Queen Elizabeth II's reign.

Speaking at the group's 25th anniversary dinner overnight, Turnbull, who was head of the republican movement from 1993 to 1999 including the group's failed 1999 vote, said Australians would be unlikely to back the push while the Queen is still ruling, but did not rule out a vote in the near future.

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