Malcolm Turnbull
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But anyway, the problem that we have with referenda is that they need to be approved by a national majority and a majority in four out of six states.
And we have compulsory voting for them as well.
And in a compulsory voting environment, the people that don't know, don't care, aren't interested, who would normally stay at home, are the ones that will vote no.
And so every referendum campaign, Albo went through this with the Voice campaign a few years ago, every referendum campaign, the no vote say, if you don't know, vote no.
And people do.
And so we got, I think we're about 46.5% yes and balance no.
So that's why we lost.
But yeah, I mean, look, it's, I mean, our constitution, you've got to remember Australia was not an independent country in 1901.
Australians saw themselves as part of Britain.
And in fact, they saw themselves as part of greater Britain for a long time after that.
So, you know, if Britain became a republic, if Rory became the president of the great British Republic.
I understand if Charles was going to abdicate for anyone, it would be for Rory.
I've got the inside word from the palace on that.
It's too early to say definitively, but there are signs that we have.
You've got to be careful about, you know, opinion polls, as we all know,
tell you what people think on the day the poll is taken.
And people are very sophisticated about opinion polls and they'll say things to pollsters intending to send a message.
Right?
So I don't think Pauline Hanson is going to be the next Prime Minister of Australia.
I might be proved wrong.
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