An Australian Republic for the Asian Century

As Australia engages in a discussion about the Asian Century, it needs to take the final step on its national journey. It is time to turn our pride into sufficient confidence to tell the world that we stand on our own two feet. An Australian republic will be more than just a constitutional update, but a template for a nation to secure our identity, prosperity and security in this century, in our part of the world.

David Morris has recently been appointed the new National Director of the Australian Republican Movement.

He was most recently Executive Director, China Studies Centre at the University of Sydney, which he helped establish, and Director, Government Relations, during which time he managed a series of high level dialogue meetings for the Australian Government between government, business and academic leaders at Shanghai World Expo. He was previously a diplomat, with postings to Europe, a senior political adviser and senior public servant for the Australian, NSW and Tasmanian Governments. He has managed trade missions for heads of government and ministers and business delegations to China, Japan, India, the US, Malaysia and Europe.