Bill Shorten vows to hold vote on republic during first term of a Labor government

The promise will dramatically reignite debate about whether Australia should have a Australian head of state.

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten will promise to give Australians a vote on whether to become a republic during the first term of a future Labor government.

The promise, to be made in a landmark speech to the Australian Republican Movement on Saturday, will dramatically reignite debate about whether Australia should have its own head of state…

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