Editing Republicanism in Australia (section)

===Changes to oaths and titles===
References to the monarchy were removed from various institutions through the late 1980s and 1990s. For example, in 1993, the [[Oath of Citizenship]], which included an assertion of allegiance to the Australian monarch, was replaced by a pledge to be loyal to "Australia and its people".<ref>[https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id:%22library/prspub/1VW76%22 Changes in the Australian oath of citizenship], No. 20, [[Parliament of Australia]], 19 November 2002</ref> Earlier, in 1990, the formula of enactment for the [[Parliament of Australia]] was changed from "Be it enacted by the Queen, and the Senate, and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia as follows" to "The Parliament of Australia enacts".<ref name="Kirby" />

Barristers in [[New South Wales]] (from 1993), [[Queensland]] (from 1994), [[Australian Capital Territory|ACT]] (from 1995), [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]] (from 2000), [[Western Australia]] (from 2001), [[Tasmania]] (from 2005), [[Northern Territory]] (from 2007), [[Government of Australia|Commonwealth]] (from March 2007) and [[South Australia]] (from 2008) were no longer appointed [[Queen's Counsel]] (QC), but as [[Senior Counsel]] (SC). These changes were criticised by Justice [[Michael Kirby (judge)|Michael Kirby]] and other monarchists as moves to a "republic by stealth".<ref name="Kirby">[https://www.michaelkirby.com.au/images/stories/speeches/1990s/vol32/1994/1113-A_Republic_by_Stealth_%28The_Robert_Harris_Oration%29.pdf A Republic by Stealth?] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402132239/https://www.michaelkirby.com.au/images/stories/speeches/1990s/vol32/1994/1113-A_Republic_by_Stealth_%28The_Robert_Harris_Oration%29.pdf |date=2 April 2019}}, Robert Harris Oration, 12th Convention of the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons, Canberra, 16 April 1994</ref> However beginning with [[Queensland]] in 2013, [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]] and the [[Government of Australia|Commonwealth]] in 2014 and followed by South Australia in 2020 the title of Queen's Counsel (QC) and now [[King's Counsel]] (KC) has again been conferred, in part due to the title's greater regard and recognition, internationally and domestically.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chapman |first=Jemma |date=28 September 2020 |title=SA legal industry welcomes return of QC title |url=https://indaily.com.au/news/local/2020/09/28/sa-legal-industry-welcomes-return-of-qc-title/ |access-date=12 November 2023 |website=InDaily |language=en}}</ref> There remains interest in [[New South Wales]] for a reintroduction of the title.<ref>[http://www.afr.com/business/legal/a-royal-rift-over-title-to-silk-20150521-gh6e2d A royal rift over title to silk], ''[[Australian Financial Review]]'', 21 May 2015</ref><ref>[http://www.australasianlawyer.com.au/news/nsw-bar-to-bring-back-qcs-200397.aspx NSW Bar to bring back QCs], Australian Lawyer, 15 May 2015</ref> In 2024, South Australia reverted back to only appointing SCs.<ref>{{Cite news |date=16 June 2024 |title=KCs band: that’s the way they don’t like it |url=https://www.proquest.com/anznews/newspapers/kcs-band-that-s-way-they-don-t-like/docview/3068467222 |url-access=subscription |work=The Advertiser |via=Proquest}}</ref>