Australians’ support for a republic has dropped to 46 per cent and they want more time to decide on the divisive change after marking the death of Queen Elizabeth II with an extraordinary endorsement of her time as the nation’s head of state.
Voters have shifted in favour of the status quo when asked to decide a “yes” or “no” question on a republic at a time of global attention on the Queen’s funeral and the transition to King Charles, shattering the narrow majority for change revealed in a similar survey in January.
The exclusive findings reveal that only one state, Victoria, would back a republic and would do so only with a tiny majority of 50.2 per cent, dooming a referendum to failure and repeating the rejection of the 1999 attempt to amend the constitution.
In a significant divide on gender lines, 59 per cent of women oppose the change while 49 per cent of men say the same, matching a pattern found in the past but also highlighting the challenge for republican advocates.
More on the polling here.
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