Robertson KC suggests a simple solution
Take away messages in the article were:
“But what if we don’t need a head of state at all?”
And again “…. do we really need a head of state at all?”
“Rather than sovereignty resting in a monarch – whether elected as a president or inherited as a king – sovereignty should rest with the people through their parliament.”
Geoffrey Robertson KC in his article in the SMH, 13 Sept 2022, “Australia has no need for a head of state, royal or not” suggests that without changing how our PM is appointed, he/she becomes our upper most head of state and the Chief Justice of Australian High Court or the full court where necessary handle all constitutional matters that arise.
What are we waiting for?
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