Support for a republic has dropped to 46 per cent in the wake of Queen Elizabeth’s death, results that would doom a referendum to failure.

An exclusive Resolve poll conducted for The Age and the Sydney Morning Herald shows support is lowest among women, with 59 per cent opposing any change to a republic.

Victoria is the only state with majority support, with just over 50 per cent supporting the change in that state. So why are we seemingly so opposed to cutting ties with the British monarchy?

Today on Please Explain, chief political correspondent David Crowe joins Bianca Hall to discuss what could be behind our reticence to form a republic.

Support for a republic has dropped to 46 per cent in the wake of Queen Elizabeth’s death, results that would doom a referendum to failure.
An exclusive Resolve poll conducted for The Age and the Sydney Morning Herald shows support is lowest among women, with 59 per cent opposing any change to a republic.
Victoria is the only state with majority support, with just over 50 per cent supporting the change in that state. So why are we seemingly so opposed to cutting ties with the British monarchy?
Today on Please Explain, chief political correspondent David Crowe joins Bianca Hall to discuss what could be behind our reticence to form a republic.

The Morning Edition (formerly Please Explain) brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

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The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

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Will Australia ever become a republic?

This week, we’re talking about a visit from Narendra Modi to Australia and why Anthony Albanese wants to bask in the Indian prime minister’s limelight, despite questions around Modi’s human rights record.

And in an environment where One Nation and the Coalition want to go hard on migration, Albanese’s friendship with Modi looks like it stands in stark contrast.

But that’s not what piqued everyone’s interest in Canberra this week. We’re still talking about Albanese’s perplexing podcast interview in which he said he’d "shag" popstar Kylie Minogue and joked about melons and the Japanese PM.

And, we cover the new data that shows how bad Australia’s inflation is compared to other nations.
This week’s episode is hosted by Jacqueline Maley and features chief political correspondent Paul Sakkal.

This week, we&rsquo;re talking about a visit from Narendra Modi to Australia and why Anthony Albanese wants to bask in the Indian prime minister&rsquo;s limelight, despite questions around Modi&rsquo;s human rights record.
And in an environment where One Nation and the Coalition want to go hard on migration, Albanese&rsquo;s friendship with Modi looks like it stands in stark contrast.
But that&rsquo;s not what piqued everyone&rsquo;s interest in Canberra this week. We&rsquo;re still talking about Albanese&rsquo;s perplexing podcast interview in which he said he&rsquo;d "shag" popstar Kylie Minogue and joked about melons and the Japanese PM.
And, we cover the new data that shows how bad Australia&rsquo;s inflation is compared to other nations. This week&rsquo;s episode is hosted by Jacqueline Maley and features chief political correspondent Paul Sakkal.

Albanese basks in Modi limelight. And, his weird podcast interview 

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China launched a rare ballistic missile from a nuclear-powered submarine into the Pacific on Monday.
It wasn’t just putting nearby countries, like Australia, on notice.

It was making a statement that has changed the world, says international and political editor Peter Hartcher.

He joins Samantha Selinger-Morris to discuss why this missile launch differs greatly from the one China launched two years ago, and why we have yet to hear a response from US President Donald Trump.

China launched a rare ballistic missile from a nuclear-powered submarine into the Pacific on Monday. It wasn&rsquo;t just putting nearby countries, like Australia, on notice.
It was making a statement that has changed the world, says international and political editor Peter Hartcher.
He joins Samantha Selinger-Morris to discuss why this missile launch differs greatly from the one China launched two years ago, and why we have yet to hear a response from US President Donald Trump.

‘The world has changed’: Peter Hartcher on China’s extraordinary missile test

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Allegations of cheating and sporting corruption have followed the revelation that Donald Trump intervened in the FIFA World Cup to overturn the suspension of an American player. But the ramifications of this unprecedented event might far outlast the tournament.

Today, Sydney Morning Herald deputy editor Nick Ralston and North America correspondent Michael Koziol on the politics of Trump's intervention before the United States' knockout loss to Belgium.

Allegations of cheating and sporting corruption have followed the revelation that Donald Trump intervened in the FIFA World Cup to overturn the suspension of an American player. But the ramifications of this unprecedented event might far outlast the tournament.
Today,&nbsp;Sydney Morning Herald deputy editor Nick Ralston and North America correspondent Michael Koziol on the politics of Trump's intervention before the United States' knockout loss to Belgium.

Trump’s red card intervention in the World Cup

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Will Australia ever become a republic?

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