australian queen to be axed
Australians want to AXE THE QUEEN as leaders sign document to get rid of British monarch AUSTRALIANS are demanding the country ditches the Queen in favour of a new head of state. By JACK FENWICK 03:33, Tue, Jan 26, 2016 | UPDATED: 03:58, Tue, Jan 26, 2016 2 3 GETTY Australians are demanding the country ditches the Queen All but one of Australia’s eight state or territory leaders have signed a declaration calling on Australia to be a Republic by 2020. Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s monarch since 1952, is also the Queen in Australia. GETTY David Morrison made the speech at the Australian of the Year awards Former Chief of Army David Morrison, chosen as 2016’s Australian of the Year, used his recognition speech to attack the antipodean nation’s ties with Britain. He said: "I am a member of the republican movement, I have been a republican all my life. When I was serving in the ar...