DESPITE a poll showing a decline in support for republicans Down Under, Victoria's Jacinta Allan yesterday added her name to the list of state premiers giving the King and Queen the cold shoulder.
Allan said she could not attend their reception in Canberra next week because she had a cabinet meeting. Her deputy premier, Ben Carroll, has also refused to go, leaving Allan's parliamentary secretary, Nick Staikos, to represent the state.
All the other state premiers have ducked out too, with similarly feeble excuses, leading to accusations that they are "playing politics".
Queensland premier Steven Miles said he was too busy working on his election campaign to attend, while Tasmanian premier Jeremy Rockliff said he was on a US trade mission.
South Australian premier Peter Malinauskas and New South Wales premier Chris Minns also trotted out the cabinet meeting excuse, while a spokesman for Western Australia's premier, Roger Cook, said he had "other commitments".
Bev McArthur, of the pro-royal Australian Monarchists League, called the snubs a "slap in the face" for the Royal Family.
Denne historien er fra October 14, 2024-utgaven av Daily Record.
Start din 7-dagers gratis prøveperiode på Magzter GOLD for å få tilgang til tusenvis av utvalgte premiumhistorier og 9000+ magasiner og aviser.
Allerede abonnent ? Logg på
Denne historien er fra October 14, 2024-utgaven av Daily Record.
Start din 7-dagers gratis prøveperiode på Magzter GOLD for å få tilgang til tusenvis av utvalgte premiumhistorier og 9000+ magasiner og aviser.
Allerede abonnent? Logg på
RAMPANT REDS ARE IN FOR KYL
A Brad night for Mbappe as Anfield rocks
No cure to Dee's woes in sight as Doc misses duo
TONY DOCHERTY has suffered a double dunt with Clark Robertson and Curtis Main joining Dundee's lengthy injury list.
GONE IN 30 SECONDS
McGrath: We have to learn to see out matches
Davina: I feel stronger & stronger every day
McCall update after brain op
SAVE EARTH BY TURNING BLACK FRIDAY GREEN
Campaign urges online shoppers to buy secondhand
COIN IT IN WITH £50K REWARD
Bonanza for return of peer's medieval currency
FOOTBALL LINK TO BRAIN DISEASES
HEADING footballs may cause more damage to the brain than previously thought, a new study has suggested.
CHURCH ELDER MET GIRL, 13, IN WOODS
A MARRIED church elder sneaked out to secretly meet a vulnerable young girl in the woods several times a week.
"GAME CHANGER' ON ASTHMA TREATMENT
Bigger shot of drug may save lives
BETH, 18, TAKES ONLINE DANGER WARNING TO MPS
Young people share social media experiences
