The Voice debacle locks in Albanese’s 'Huge Australia' and his King Charles

This has given open borders zealot and self-styled "evaluation" guru Andrew Leigh plenty of leeway. To shower consumers with long-lasting medieval doubloons, flattering Charles with new hair.

Already, one constitutional buff fears Albanese's Voice pratfall has killed off Australia getting its own head of state. Others bravely disagree.

Whoever's right, I'm quietly hoping Albanese squibs the issue. Going on his Voice performance, he would only produce another own goal.

All we need is our own governor-general or head of state, preferably appointed by our Parliament not PM. Crucially, no longer reporting to the hereditary white British Palace. That's the point.

Instead of working out minimal legislative pathways, to wash this (ever so slightly racist) Palace out of our national-governance hair, Albanese would go grand again.

Aping the Australian Republic Movement, he'd essay bold "debate" about some airy "republican" model. Outside his Marrickville fishbowl, at the mention of the R-word, this would derail again.

You'd almost rather, entrust the ultimate disconnect of the unlovely Charles and his naff heirs, to some unlikely "conservative" government of the future. After all, 'twas Malcolm Turnbull that delivered on same sex marriage.