The Lesson of the 1999 Referendum

The lesson from the 19 99 referendum is that, you can't allow a split on the preference for the model of republic to crul the whole exercise. There have been different suggestions o have solve this over the years. I remember bill shorton, in opposition, was suggesting first to have a plever siht on the principle of whether or not we should have an australian head of state. And just rename the governor general to the president and keep the same system without direct election. But it's a choice being made through their representatives, rather than a direct election, which then creates the conflicting mandates and the sort of problems you might experience.