The Treasurer argues in a new book there should be a vote 'sooner rather than later' to decide the best model for a Republic Deputy prime minister and Treasurer Wayne Swan Photograph: Str/AFP/Getty Images Wayne Swan is ramping up his push for Australia to reopen the Republican debate, saying there should be a plebiscite or vote to decide the best model for an Australian republic "sooner rather than later." Launching a book on Monday called Project Republic, the Treasurer will call for the plebiscite and then a constitutional referendum to implement the chosen republican model. "Personally, I strongly believe we should kick-start that formal process sooner rather than later," he will say - an...
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