Editing Republicanism in Australia (section)

===The range of models===
Australian republicans usually propose that the [[Governor-General]] is replaced by an Australian [[Head of State]]. They have proposed or shown support for a variety of methods for selecting and/or electing such a Head of State as follows: 
*Election
**by a [[Direct election|popular vote]] of all Australian citizens;
**by the [[Federal Parliament of Australia|federal parliament]] alone;
**by federal and state parliaments;
**by a hybrid process of popular and parliamentary votes.
* Selection
**by the [[Prime Minister of Australia|prime minister]];
**by consensus among the government and opposition;
**by an electoral college.

Alternatively, some proposals provide for replacing only the monarchy and entirely retaining the role of Governor-General. The [[McGarvie Model|McGarvie model]] replaces the monarch with a constitutional council of former governors and judges. [[Copernican paradigm (Australia)|Copernican]] models replace the monarch with a directly elected figurehead, without executive authority.<ref>{{cite book|title=Road to a Republic |publisher=Senate Printing Unit |year=2004 |isbn=0-642-71441-X |pages=107–108, 128–129}}</ref> These models maintain the executive authority and reserve powers of the current Governor-General, appointed by the council or elected figurehead respectively.

Occasionally, it is proposed to abolish the roles of the Governor-General and the monarchy and have their functions exercised by other constitutional officers such as the [[Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives|speaker]].<ref name=theroad />