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==Public opinion== {| class="wikitable" ! Graphical summary (1999β2022) |- | {{Graph:Chart | width=600 | height=300 | xAxisTitle = Date | xAxisMax = 1729317600000 | yAxisTitle=Percentage | yAxisMin = 0 | yAxisMax = 70 | xAxisAngle = -40 | legend=Support | interpolate = bundle | showSymbols = 1.5 | xType = date |xGrid= | yGrid=5 | colors=purple, green, grey | x= 1999/07/25, 1999/08/15, 1999/11/06, 2000/04/02, 2001/07/29, 2002/11/03, 2003/12/14, 2005/01/23, 2006/01/15, 2007/01/21, 2008/07/25, 2008/11/26, 2009/10/21, 2010/08/29, 2011/04/03, 2011/10/08, 2012/06/09, 2014/02/02, 2014/04/15, 2016/01/31, 2016/12/21, 2017/01/16, 2017/08/10, 2018/01/16, 2018/02/21, 2018/04/10, 2018/05/22, 2018/11/06, 2018/11/11, 2019/06/30, 2020/07/12, 2021/01/25, 2021/03/30, 2022/01/23, 2022/09/13, 2022/09/19, 2022/09/21, 2022/12/20 | y1Title= Monarchy | y1=34, 35, 54, 35, 35, 35, 32, 35, 34, 36, 42, 28, 33, 48, 39, 55, 58, 42, 51, 37, 47.5, 29, 38, 29, 22, 41, 30, 32, 48, 33, 32, 40, 28, 30, 60, 37, 54, 46, 54 | y2Title= Republic | y2=46, 51, 46, 52, 52, 51, 51, 46, 46, 45, 45, 50, 59, 44, 41, 34, 35, 39, 42, 51, 52.5, 44, 51, 44, 52, 50, 48, 44, 40, 43, 52, 34, 48, 38, 40, 43, 46, 54, 46 | y3Title= Undecided | y3=20, 14, ,13, 13, 14, 17, 19, 20, 19, 13, 22, 8, 8, 20, 11, 7, 19, 7, 12, , 27, 11, 26, 25, 9, 22, 24, 12, 24, 16, 26, 25, 32, , 20, , , , | vAnnotatonsLine=1999/11/06, 2011/04/29, 2013/07/22, 2015/05/02, 2018/05/19, 2021/04/09, 2022/09/08 | vAnnotatonsLabel=1999 Referendum, Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton, Birth of Prince George, Birth of Princess Charlotte, Wedding of Prince Harry and Meaghan Markle, Death of Prince Phillip, Death of Queen Elizabeth II }} |} <!-- Table only includes polls that talk about a republic, not just head of state like the ARM poll--> {| class="wikitable small floatright" style="font-size:90%;text-align:center" |+ Public opinion polls for becoming a republic or staying as a monarchy |- ! Date !! Firm !! Republic !! Monarchy !! Undecided |- |28β31 October 2024 |[[YouGov]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=25 years after the Referendum: Support for a Republic declines|url=https://au.yougov.com/politics/articles/50879-25-years-after-the-referendum-support-for-a-republic-declines|access-date=2024-10-29|website=www.au.yougov.com}}</ref> |41% |{{no|59%}} | - |- |October 2024 |Roy Morgan<ref name="ReferenceA">{{Cite web |title=A clear majority of Australians want to retain the Monarchy rather than become a Republic after King Charles III and Queen Camilla visit Australia for the first time - Roy Morgan Research |url=https://www.roymorgan.com/findings/a-clear-majority-of-australians-want-to-retain-the-monarchy-rather-than-become-a-republic-after-king-charles-iii-and-queen-camilla-visit-australia-for-the-first-time |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=www.roymorgan.com}}</ref> |43% |{{no|57%}} | - |- |''18β23 October 2024'' | colspan="4" |''[[2024 royal tour of Australia|2024 Royal Tour of Australia by King Charles III and Queen Camilla]]'' |- |October 2024 |Pulse of Australia<ref>{{Cite web |title= Poll shows support for Australian republic falls under King Charles |url= https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/subscribe/news/1/?sourceCode=DTWEB_WRE170_a_GGL&dest=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailytelegraph.com.au%2Fnews%2Fnational%2Fpoll-shows-support-for-australian-republic-falls-under-king-charles%2Fnews-story%2F63b4115363f52224684b52ab03eeaf22&memtype=anonymous&mode=premium&v21=GROUPA-Segment-1-NOSCORE |access-date=12 October 2024 |website=Dailytelegraph.com.au |language=en}}</ref> |33% |{{no|45%}} |22% |- |January 2024 |Essential<ref>{{Cite web |title=Support for Australia becoming a Republic |url=https://essentialreport.com.au/questions/support-for-australia-becoming-a-republic-3 |access-date=29 May 2024 |website=essentialreport.com.au |language=en}}</ref> |{{yes2|42%}} |35% |23% |- |May 2023 |Essential<ref>{{Cite web |title=Support for a Republic |url=https://essentialreport.com.au/questions/support-for-a-republic |access-date=21 June 2023 |website=essentialreport.com.au |language=en}}</ref> |{{yes|54%}} |46% | - |- |''6β8 May 2023'' | colspan="4" |''Coronation weekend of King Charles III and Queen Camilla '' |- |March 2023 |[[Michael Ashcroft|Lord Ashcroft]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Uncharted Realms: The Future of the Monarchy in the UK and Around the World - Lord Ashcroft Polls |url=https://lordashcroftpolls.com/2023/05/uncharted-realms-the-future-of-the-monarchy-in-the-uk-and-around-the-world/#more-17010 |access-date=4 May 2023 |website=lordashcroftpolls.com|date=2 May 2023 }}</ref> |{{yes2|42%}} |35% |16% |- |December 2022 |[[Ipsos]]<ref name=ipsos>{{cite web|url=https://www.ipsos.com/en-au/their-netflix-show-might-be-popular-favourability-towards-harry-and-meghan-has-reached-new-low|title=Their Netflix show might be popular, but favourability towards Harry and Meghan has reached a new low, Ipsos survey reveals|last=Elliott|first=David|date=20 December 2022|publisher=Ipsos Mori}}</ref> |{{yes|54%}} |46% | - |- |December 2022 |ANU<ref>[https://australianelectionstudy.org/wp-content/uploads/The-2022-Australian-Federal-Election-Results-from-the-Australian-Election-Study.pdf The 2022 Australian National University Australian Electoral Study]</ref> |{{yes|54%}} |46% | - |- |December 2022 |[[Australian Community Media]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=27 January 2023 |title=Australians ready for republic, ACM survey shows |url=https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8063716/australians-ready-for-republic-acm-survey-shows/ |access-date=21 June 2023 |website=Inner East Review |language=en-AU}}</ref> |{{yes|52%}} |32% |16% |- |September 2022 |Resolve Strategic<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pollbludger.net/2022/09/21/resolve-strategic-labor-39-coalition-32-greens-10-open-thread/ |title=Resolve Strategic: Labor 39, Coalition 32, Greens 10 (open thread)| date=21 September 2022}}</ref> |46% |{{no|54%}} | - |- |September 2022 |Guardian/Essential<ref>{{cite web |last=Martin |first=Sarah |date=19 September 2022 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/sep/19/guardian-essential-poll-australians-divided-on-whether-king-charles-should-be-head-of-state |title=Guardian Essential poll: Australians divided on whether King Charles should be head of state |newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref> |{{yes2|43%}} |37% |20% |- |September 2022 |[[Roy Morgan]]<ref name="roymorgan.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.roymorgan.com/findings/a-resounding-majority-of-australians-want-to-retain-the-monarchy-rather-than-become-a-republic|title=A resounding majority of Australians want to retain the Monarchy rather than become a Republic|date=13 September 2022|publisher=Roy Morgan}}</ref> |40% |{{no|60%}} | - |- |''8 September 2022'' | colspan="4" |''King Charles III accedes to the throne following the death of Queen Elizabeth II'' |- |January 2022 |Resolve Political Monitor |{{yes|54%}} |46% | - |- |January 2022 |Resolve Political Monitor<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/support-for-republic-is-strong-enough-to-win-approval-in-bigger-states-poll-20220123-p59qiv.html|title=Support for republic is strong enough to win approval in bigger states: Poll|last=Crowe|first=David|date=23 January 2022|work=The Sydney Morning Herald}}</ref> |{{yes2|38%}} |30% |32% |- |March 2021 |[[Essential Media Communications|Essential]]<ref name="essentialvision.com.au">{{Cite web |title=You searched for republic |url=https://essentialvision.com.au/search/republic |access-date=26 October 2022 |website=The Essential Report Archive |language=en}}</ref> |{{yes2|48%}} |28% |25% |- | January 2021 || [[Ipsos Australia|Ipsos]]<ref name="The Sydney Morning Herald">{{cite news |title='No sense of momentum': Poll finds drop in support for Australia becoming a republic |url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/no-sense-of-momentum-poll-finds-drop-in-support-for-australia-becoming-a-republic-20210125-p56wpe.html |access-date=25 January 2021 |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=25 January 2021}}</ref> | 34% || {{no2|40%}} || 26% |- |July 2020 ||[[YouGov]]<ref name="Daily Telegraph">{{cite news |title=Poll finds 62 per cent believe our head of state should be an Aussie |url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/poll-finds-62-per-cent-believe-our-head-of-state-should-be-an-aussie/news-story/8807f7f6c42f914aece56540dd783c8b.html |accessdate=15 July 2021 |work=Daily Telegraph |date=12 July 2020 }}{{Dead link|date=October 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> |{{yes|52%}} |32% |16% |- |June 2019 |Essential<ref name="essentialvision.com.au"/> |{{yes2|43%}} |33% |24% |- |November 2018 |Essential<ref name="essentialvision.com.au"/> |{{yes2|44%}} |32% |24% |- | November 2018 || [[Newspoll]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/love-for-young-royals-wounds-republicans/news-story/63bb1e8f8a064ddf863a2afe3ef36ade|title=Love for young royals wounds republicans|date=11 November 2018|work=The Australian}}</ref> | 40% || {{no2|48%}} || 12% |- | May 2018 || Essential<ref>[https://www.essentialvision.com.au/republic-11 Republic], Essential Report, 22 May 2018</ref> | {{yes2|48%}} || 30% || 22% |- |''19 May 2018'' | colspan="4" |''Marriage of Prince Harry and Megan Markle'' |- | April 2018 || Newspoll<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/support-for-republic-at-50pct-newspoll/ecmgl9eiy|title=Support for republic at 50pct: Newspoll|date=10 April 2018|website=SBS News}}</ref> | {{yes|50%}} || 41% || 9% |- | January 2018 || ResearchNow<ref name=SbsFeb2018>{{cite web|url=https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/monarchy-support-at-lowest-level-poll/hsyj7t6h0|title=Monarchy support at lowest level: Poll|date=21 February 2018|publisher=SBS}}</ref> | {{yes|52%}} || 22% || 25% |- | January 2018 || Essential<ref name="Essential16Jan2018">{{cite web|title=Essential Report|url=http://www.essentialvision.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Essential-Report_160118.pdf|date=16 January 2018}}</ref> | {{yes2|44%}} || 29% || 26% |- | August 2017 || Newspoll<ref name=NewspollAugust2017>{{cite news|url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/newspoll/young-voters-cool-on-republican-push-newspoll/news-story/925a21d5f471064f62ca1c363756d7ad?nk=2b5ff61cf0de79b98bfe9f484e8efe20-1517197992|title=Young voters cool on republican push|date=10 August 2017|newspaper=The Australian}}</ref> | {{yes|51%}} || 38% || 11% |- | January 2017 || Essential<ref name="Essential16Jan2018" /> | {{yes2|44%}} || 30% || 26% |- | December 2016 || [[ANU]]<ref name=ANU_ElectoralStudy>{{cite news|url=http://www.news.com.au/national/politics/public-support-for-a-republic-hits-record-high-as-turnbull-and-shorten-show-their-support/news-story/cf8c6f2c424202c2d0e8fb7d70cf0a89|title=Public support for a republic hits record high as Turnbull and Shorten show their support|date=21 December 2016|author=James MacSmith}}</ref> | {{yes|52.5%}} || 47.5% || {{dash}} |- | January 2016 || Newspoll<ref name=Newspoll1999to2016 /> | {{yes|51%}} || 37% || 12% |- | April 2014 || [[Fairfax Media|Fairfax]]-[[Nielsen Media Research|Nielsen]]<ref name=FairfaxNielsen2014 /> | 42% || {{no|51%}} || 7% |- | February 2014 || [[ReachTEL]]<ref name=ReachTEL2014 /> | 39% || {{no2|42%}} || 19% |- | June 2012 || [[Roy Morgan Research|Roy Morgan]]<ref name=RoyMorgan2012>{{cite news|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/more-news/australian-support-for-monarchy-hits-25-year-high/story-fn7x8me2-1226389780182|title=Australian support for monarchy hits 25-year high|access-date=9 June 2012|date=9 June 2012|work=Herald Sun}}</ref> | 35% || {{no|58%}} || 7% |- |''19β29 October 2011'' | colspan="4" |''2011 Royal Tour by Queen Elizabeth II'' |- | May 2011 || Roy Morgan<ref name=RoyMorgan2011 /> | 34% || {{no|55%}} || 11% |- |''29 April 2011'' | colspan="4" |''Wedding of Prince William and Catherine'' |- | January 2011 || Newspoll<ref name=Newspoll1999to2016 /> | {{yes2|41%}} || 39% || 20% |- | August 2010 || Fairfax-Nielsen<ref name=smh_poll_august_2010 /> | 44% || {{no2|48%}} || 8% |- | October 2009 || UMR<ref name=UMR2009 /> | {{yes|59%}} || 33% || 8% |- | November 2008 || UMR<ref name=UMR2008 /> | {{yes|50%}} || 28% || 22% |- | May 2008 || Morgan<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roymorgan.com/news/polls/2008/4290/ |title=Now Only 45% of Australians Want a Republic with an Elected President (Down 6% Since 2001) |date=5 July 2008 |publisher=Roy Morgan International |access-date=6 July 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080725063504/http://www.roymorgan.com/news/polls/2008/4290 |archive-date=25 July 2008}}</ref> | {{yes2|45%}} || 42% || 13% |- | January 2007 || Newspoll<ref name=Newspoll1999to2016 /> | {{yes2|45%}} || 36% || 19% |- | January 2006 || Newspoll<ref name=Newspoll1999to2016 /> | {{yes2|46%}} || 34% || 20% |- | January 2005 || Newspoll<ref name=Newspoll1999to2016 /> | {{yes2|46%}} || 35% || 19% |- | December 2003 || Newspoll<ref name=Newspoll1999to2016 /> | {{yes|51%}} || 32% || 17% |- | November 2002 || Newspoll<ref name=Newspoll1999to2016 /> | {{yes|51%}} || 35% || 14% |- | July 2001 || Newspoll<ref name=Newspoll1999to2016 /> | {{yes|52%}} || 35% || 13% |- | March 2000 || Newspoll<ref name=Newspoll1999to2016 /> | {{yes|52%}} || 35% || 13% |- |''6 November 1999'' | colspan="4" |''1999 Australian republic referendum (45.13% Republic β '''54.87% Monarchy''')'' |- | August 1999 || Newspoll<ref name=Newspoll1999to2016 /> | {{yes|51%}} || 35% || 14% |- | July 1999 || Newspoll<ref name=Newspoll1999to2016 /> | {{yes2|46%}} || 34% || 20% |} {| class="wikitable small floatright" style="font-size:90%;text-align:center" |+ Public opinion polls for becoming a republic or having a resident Australian monarch |- ! Date !! Firm !! Republic !! Monarchy (resident monarch) !! Undecided |- | November 2023 || Pollfish<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.pollfish.com/dashboard/results/384546314/243415616 | title=Pollfish: Results }}</ref> | {{yes| 65% }} || 35% || - |- | April 2022 || Ipsos<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 October 2022 |title="You shall not pass!" |url=https://dochub.com/olisa4789/pqb0g5YRqyrljZYRJ2nx67/monarch-with-the-uk-omnibus-april-2022-27-04-22-8-question-2-pdf |url-access=registration |access-date=26 October 2022 |website=DocHub}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=26 October 2022 |title=Access Denied |edition=1st |volume=1 |pages=1 |work=Daily Telegraph |issue=1 |url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/republic-debate-new-poll-shows-australian-support-for-monarchy/news-story/8c81a621d4a9d7d21e0166ff6a70627e |access-date=26 October 2022}}</ref> | {{yes2|47%}} || 23% || 30% |} {| class="wikitable small floatright" style="font-size:90%;text-align:center" |+ Public opinion polls for becoming a republic or continuing to share a monarch with the United Kingdom or having a resident Australian monarch |- ! Date !! Firm !! Republic !! Monarchy (shared monarch) !! Monarchy (resident monarch) !! None |- | March 2025 || Pollfish<ref>https://www.pollfish.com/dashboard/results/394005638/-519292123</ref> | 42% || 38% || 4% || 16% |-| | November 2021 || Ipsos<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 October 2022 |title="You shall not pass!" |url=https://dochub.com/olisa4789/YpDBonNVrb7vz8nVMX93r7/monarchy-in-australia-omnibus-nov-2021-29-11-21-2 |url-access=registration |access-date=26 October 2022 |website=DocHub}}</ref> | 37% || {{no2|41%}} || 13% || 9% |- | February 2020 || YouGov<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VRcnNNltCyogUlUOaVNXVpVWHzsX3erl/view?usp=sharing|title = Results for AnthonyMcDonnell (AusMonarch).PDF}}</ref><ref>Clarissa Bye (1 June 2020). "Large slice of younger generation wild about Harry as king of Oz". Daily Telegraph, Sydney.</ref> | 42% || 37% || 13% || 9% |} Polls and surveys generate different responses depending on the wording of the questions, mostly in regards the type of republic, and often appear contradictory. In 2009, the Australian Electoral Survey that is conducted following all elections by the [[Australian National University]] has found that support for a republic has remained reasonably static since 1987 at around 60%, if the type of republic is not part of the question. The survey also shows that support or opposition is relatively weak: 31% strongly support a republic while only 10% strongly oppose.<ref>[http://www.aph.gov.au/Senate/pubs/occa_lect/transcripts/060309/060309.pdf The Trajectory of the Australian Republic Debate pdf.] Senate Lecture Transcript 6 March 2009 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629145816/http://www.aph.gov.au/Senate/pubs/occa_lect/transcripts/060309/060309.pdf |date=29 June 2011}}</ref> [[Roy Morgan]] research has indicated that support for the monarchy has been supported by a majority of Australians since 2010, with support for a republic being in the majority between 1999 and 2004.<ref name="roymorgan.com"/> An opinion poll held in November 2008 that separated the questions found support for a republic at 50% with 28% opposed. Asked how the president should be chosen if there were to be a republic, 80 percent said elected by the people, against 12 percent who favoured appointment by parliament.<ref name=UMR2008>{{cite web|url=http://umrresearch.com.au/doc/Australianrepublicnov2008.pdf |title=Australian Republic Opinion Poll |publisher=UMR Research |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706112942/http://umrresearch.com.au/doc/Australianrepublicnov2008.pdf |archive-date=6 July 2011}}</ref> In October 2009, another poll by UMR found 59% support for a republic and 33% opposition. 73% supported direct election, versus 18% support for parliamentary appointment.<ref name=UMR2009>{{cite web|url=http://www.republic.org.au/story/umr-poll-october-2009-summary |title=UMR poll October 2009 |publisher=ARM |access-date=27 February 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110228114315/http://www.republic.org.au/story/umr-poll-october-2009-summary |archive-date=28 February 2011}}</ref> On 29 August 2010, ''[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]'' published a poll produced by Neilson, asking multiple questions on the future of the monarchy:<ref name="smh_poll_august_2010">{{cite news |last=Wright |first=Jessica |date=29 August 2010 |title=Not ready for a republic? Well, we are amused |newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |url=http://www.smh.com.au/national/not-ready-for-a-republic-well-we-are-amused-20100828-13wv7.html}}</ref> *48% of the 1400 respondents were opposed to constitutional change (a rise of 8 per cent since 2008) *44% supported change (a drop of 8 per cent since 2008). But when asked which of the following statements best described their view:<ref name=smh_poll_august_2010 /> *31% said Australia should never become a republic. *29% said Australia should become a republic as soon as possible. *34% said Australia should become a republic only after Queen Elizabeth II's reign ends. A survey of 1,000 readers of ''[[The Sun-Herald]]'' and ''The Sydney Morning Herald'', published in ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' on 21 November 2010, found 68% of respondents were in favour of Australia becoming a republic, while 25% said it should not. More than half the respondents, 56%, said Australia should become a republic as soon as possible while 31% said it should happen after the Queen dies.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/world/big-hopes-for-crowns-new-jewel-20101120-181uc.html|title=Big hopes for crown's new jewel|author=Tim Barlass|access-date=29 January 2011|date=21 November 2010|work=The Sydney Morning Herald}}</ref> However, an opinion poll conducted in 2011 saw a sharp decline in the support for an Australian republic. The polling conducted by the [[Morgan Poll]] in May 2011 showed the support for the monarchy was now 55% (up 17% since 1999), whereas the support for a republic was at 34% (down 20%).<ref name=RoyMorgan2011>{{cite news|url=http://www.roymorgan.com/resources/pdf/papers/20111001.pdf |title=Australia's Constitutional Future: Opinion Polling |author=Roy Morgan Research |access-date=9 October 2011 |date=8 October 2011 |work=Roy Morgan Research |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111018130224/http://www.roymorgan.com/resources/pdf/papers/20111001.pdf |archive-date=18 October 2011}}</ref> The turnaround in support for a republic has been called the "strange death of Australian republicanism".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/australasia/strange-death-of-australian-republicanism-2373145.html|title=Strange death of Australian republicanism|author=Kathy Marks|access-date=9 June 2012|date=20 October 2011|work=The Independent}}</ref> The [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]'s ''Vote Compass'' during the [[2013 Australian federal election]] found that 40.4% of respondents disagreed with the statement ''"Australia should end the monarchy and become a republic"'', whilst 38.1% agreed (23.1% strongly agreed) and 21.5% were neutral. Support for a republic was highest among those with a left-leaning political ideology. Younger people had the highest rate for those neutral towards the statement (27.8%) with their support for strongly agreed the lowest of all age groups at 17.1%. Support for a republic was highest in the [[Australian Capital Territory]] and [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]] and lowest in [[Queensland]] and Western Australia. More men than women said they support a republic.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-11-11/vote-compass-full-data-explorer/5016244|title=Vote Compass explorer: What Australians think about the big political issues|access-date=23 November 2013|date=11 November 2013|work=Australian Broadcasting Corporation}}</ref> In early 2014, a ReachTEL poll of 2,146 Australian conducted just after [[Australia Day]] showed only 39.4% supported a republic with 41.6% opposed. Lowest support was in the 65+ year cohort followed by the 18β34-year cohort. ARM chair [[Geoff Gallop]] said higher support for a republic among Generation X and baby boomer voters could be explained by them having participated in the 1999 referendum and remembering the 1975 constitutional crisis.<ref name=ReachTEL2014>{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/republican-cause-takes-heavy-knock-in-poll-20140201-31u1a.html#ixzz4441hrBb0|title=Republican cause takes heavy knock in poll|date=2 February 2014|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|access-date=27 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409015850/http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/republican-cause-takes-heavy-knock-in-poll-20140201-31u1a.html#ixzz4441hrBb0|archive-date=9 April 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> In April 2014, a poll found that "support for an Australian republic has slumped to its lowest level in more than three decades"; namely, on the eve of the visit to Australia by the [[William, Prince of Wales|Duke]] and [[Catherine, Princess of Wales|Duchess of Cambridge]], and [[Prince George of Wales|Prince George]], 42% of those polled agreed with the statement that "Australia should become a republic", whereas 51% opposed.<ref name=FairfaxNielsen2014>{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/republican-movement-wanes-amid-royal-revival-20140415-zqv05.html|title=Republican movement wanes amid royal revival|date=15 April 2014|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|access-date=17 April 2014}}</ref> ARM commissioned a poll to be conducted by Essential Research from 5 to 8 November in 2015, asking "When Prince Charles becomes King of Australia, will you support or oppose replacing the British monarch with an Australian citizen as Australia's head of state?" Of the 1008 participants, 51% said they would prefer an Australian head of state to "King Charles", 27% opposed and 22% were undecided.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/king-charles-majority-of-australians-support-a-republic-instead-of-queen-elizabeths-successor-20151110-gkvwqy.html#ixzz443ycEBJN|title=King Charles? Majority of Australians support a republic instead of Queen Elizabeth's successor|date=11 November 2015|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|access-date=27 March 2016}}</ref> [[The Australian]] has polled the same question "Are you personally in favour or against Australia becoming a republic?" multiple times since 1999. After [[Australia Day]] 2016 they found 51% support. This level of support was similar to levels found between 1999 and 2003 by the same newspaper. Total against was 37% which was an increase over the rates polled in all previous polls other than 2011. Uncommitted at 12% was the lowest ever polled. However support for a republic was again lowest in the 18β34-year cohort.<ref name=Newspoll1999to2016>{{cite news|url=http://resources.news.com.au/files/2016/02/05/1227737/627996-160206republic.pdf|title=IN FAVOUR OR AGAINST AUSTRALIA BECOMING A REPUBLIC|newspaper=The Australian|access-date=27 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160406233338/http://resources.news.com.au/files/2016/02/05/1227737/627996-160206republic.pdf|archive-date=6 April 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> In November 2018, [[Newspoll]] found support for a republic had collapsed to 40%. It was also the first time in their polling since the [[1999 Australian republic referendum|1999 referendum]] that support for the monarchy was higher than a republic.<ref>{{cite news |title=Newspoll gives Labor a commanding 10-point lead over the Coalition |url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/nov/12/newspoll-gives-labor-a-commanding-10-point-lead-over-the-coalition |access-date=25 January 2021 |work=The Guardian |date=12 November 2018}}</ref> A July 2020 YouGov poll found 62% of Australians believed Australia's head of state should be an Australian, not Queen Elizabeth II.<ref name="Daily Telegraph"/> An Ipsos poll in January 2021 found support for a republic was 34%, the lowest since 1979. However, one conducted by Ipsos in December 2022 (after the death of the Queen) showed support for the republic had risen to 54% (see above reference.) In October 2024, an opinion poll conducted by [[Roy Morgan]], shortly after [[2024 royal tour of Australia|the King and Queenβs royal tour]], showed a dramatic increase in support for the monarchy, with 57 per cent of respondents believing Australia should remain a monarchy.<ref name="ReferenceA"/>
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