If anything such overreach will lead to a loss of support for republicanism. As it is I think Australians generally see the Queen (and Governor General to a le

If anything such overreach will lead to a loss of support for republicanism. As it is I think Australians generally see the Queen (and Governor General to a lesser extent) as being outside politics. There is a deep cynicism in the electorate that it will be possible to select a head of state in a manner that will not be politicised, leading to a loss of independence of the head of state.