Editing Republicanism in Australia (section)

===2020s===
Following Labor's victory in the [[2022 Australian federal election|2022 federal election]], the new Prime Minister, [[Anthony Albanese]], appointed [[Matt Thistlethwaite]] as the [[Assistant Minister for the Republic]], signalling a commitment to prepare Australia for a transition to republic following the next election.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/jun/01/minister-republic-twilight-queen-reign-good-opportunity-next-for-australia |title=New minister for republic says 'twilight' of Queen's reign chance 'to discuss what comes next for Australia' |last=Butler |first=Josh |website=[[TheGuardian.com]] |date=2 June 2022 }}</ref> After the [[death of Elizabeth&nbsp;II]], former prime minister [[Julia Gillard]] opined that Australia would inevitably choose to be a republic, but agreed with Albanese's timing on debate about the matter.<ref>{{Cite web |language=en-GB |title=Julia Gillard says Australia will ultimately become republic after death of Queen Elizabeth II |last=Karp |first=Paul |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=15 September 2022 |accessdate=16 September 2022 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/sep/16/julia-gillard-says-australia-will-ultimately-become-republic-after-death-of-queen-elizabeth-ii}}</ref> When asked if he supported another referendum following the Queen's death, Albanese stated it was "not the time" to discuss a republic.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/sep/12/anthony-albanese-says-now-not-the-time-to-discuss-republic|title=Anthony Albanese says 'now not the time' to discuss republic|first=Amy|last=Remeikes|work=The Guardian|date=12 September 2022|accessdate=19 September 2022}}</ref> Instead the government had focused on the referendum to enshrine an [[Indigenous Voice to Parliament]], which has been described by the assistant minister as a "critical first step" before a vote possibly some time in 2026.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bramston |first=Troy |date=19 August 2023 |title=Republic a next step on 'journey to maturity' |pages=6 |work=The Weekend Australian |publisher=News Corp Australia |url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/labor-looks-to-ireland-for-republic-model/news-story/68376c02a0769d0ae0d3ebe0129d114c |url-access=subscription}}</ref> The Prime Minister Anthony Albanese had stated: "I couldn't envisage a circumstance where we changed our head of state to an Australian head of state but still didn't [[Constitutional recognition of Indigenous Australians|recognise First Nations people in our constitution]]."<ref>{{cite interview |last=Albanese |first=Anthony |subject-link=Anthony Albanese |interviewer-last=Millar |interviewer-first=Lisa  |interviewer-link=Lisa Millar |title=Television Interview ABC News Breakfast |work=ABC News Breakfast |publisher=Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet |location= |url=https://www.pm.gov.au/media/television-interview-abc-news-breakfast-4 |date=12 September 2022}}</ref> 

After the [[2023 Australian Indigenous Voice referendum|Voice referendum]] failed, the government began to prioritise immediate economic policy over constitutional reforms,<ref name="jan24">{{cite news |title=Australia abandons plans to hold referendum on replacing King Charles and becoming a republic |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/australasia/australia-king-charles-referendum-albanese-republic-b2475117.html |access-date=17 March 2024 |work=The Independent |date=8 January 2024}}</ref> leading to concern from some republican leaders that a chance to hold another referendum would be delayed for a generation.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McGuirk |first=Rod |date=19 October 2023 |title=Failed referendum on Indigenous rights sets back Australian government plans to become a republic |url=https://apnews.com/article/australia-referendum-indigenous-voice-republic-c3558574bddf932081129847ba3808a2 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026034735/https://apnews.com/article/australia-referendum-indigenous-voice-republic-c3558574bddf932081129847ba3808a2 |archive-date=26 October 2023 |access-date= |website=[[Associated Press]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sakkal |first=Paul |date=18 October 2023 |title=Republic could be 'doomed for a generation' after Voice referendum |url=https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/politics/federal/republic-could-be-doomed-for-a-generation-after-voice-referendum-20231018-p5ed7g.html |url-access=subscription |access-date= |website=Brisbane Times |language=en}}</ref> In January 2024, the Labor government confirmed that a referendum was no longer a priority, however a break with the monarchy was still long-term party policy.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Fitzgerald |first=James |date=8 January 2024 |title=Australia puts republic referendum plan on hold |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-67916228 |access-date=9 January 2024 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref name="jan24"/> 

On 28 July 2024, the position of assistant minister for the republic, which was first established on 1 June 2022, was abolished in a ministerial reshuffle.<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 July 2024 |title=Albanese’s new lineup signposts Labor’s areas of greatest weakness and effectively concedes he made mistakes |url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/jul/29/albaneses-new-lineup-signposts-labors-areas-of-greatest-weakness-and-effectively-concede-he-made-mistakes |access-date=1 August 2024 |website=The Guardian}}</ref>