constitutional monarchy

Ahead of the visit letters between Buckingham Palace and the Australian Republic Movement were revealed, in which palace officials repeated that whether Australia became a republic or remained a constitutional monarchy was a choice for the Australian people.

A snapshot survey after his coronation, conducted by Roy Morgan Research, indicated 60% of Australians wanted the country to remain a constitutional monarchy.

Mrs McArthur, speaking on behalf of the Australian Monarchist League, said that constitutional monarchy offered a "very stable system of government" and that an elected president would mean another layer of government.

She said that the latest polling in Australia showed more people still wanted to be a constitutional monarchy than a republic.

Independent polling paints a different picture though, with one survey suggesting that roughly 35% of people want to remain a constitutional monarchy.