Australians might wonder why the former governor-general seemingly agreed to appoint the Albanese government’s Assistant Minister for the Republic. Despite the ABC reporting that Matt Thistlethwaite had been ‘sworn in’ to the republican portfolio, the swearing-in was only as Parliamentary Secretary to the Attorney-General.
Research undertaken by an Australians for Constitutional Monarchy team, advised by leading constitutional barrister Peter King, leads to the inescapable conclusion that this was a seriously unconstitutional scheme to use both taxpayers’ funds and public servants to undermine a key constitutional institution.
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