Political leaders like Australia republic

canberra - Virtually all state leaders in Australia have signed a document in which they express support for the idea of ​​making Australia a republic. The only leader who does not signed, Premier Colin Barnett of Western Australia, said that he is for a republic. But the time is not ripe for it now, he says.

The leaders want that Queen Elizabeth II is replaced as head of state of Australia, the BBC reported Monday. Elizabeth is not only Queen of the United Kingdom, also head of state of Canada, Australia and New Zealand. That has to change, find the politicians.

A majority of Australians were in a referendum in 1999 against the idea of ​​the country to create a republic. The current prime minister Malcolm Turnbull was leader of the pro-Republican camp. He did after taking office as head of government let know that the Queen as head of state will not be replaced, so long as Elizabeth II is still on the throne.