Pastel atrocity
Sir: I note that Professor Flint (‘Constitutional Notes’, 5 August) neglects to mention what is surely the strongest argument for the retention of the monarchy in Australia — the prospect of the sort of pastel-coloured heraldic atrocity with which a successful republican movement would inevitably attempt to replace the present flag.
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