The Queen’s Coup
I am an avowed republican, I waited until I didn&#x27;t have to swear alleigence to the crown to take my citizenship in Oz.<p>But I am aware of a 51&#x2F;49 class split between Liberal and Labor over Gough, and so the belief this &quot;they tried to overthrow Gough&quot; thing translates to &quot;OMG the republicans will win&quot; is ludicrous.<p>Enough people think Gough was bonkers, That even Razor-gang Malcom Frazer was better.<p>I am glued on Gough&#x2F;Labor. I don&#x27;t agree with the people who preferred Frazer (who in later life became quite left) -I  just want to note that this isn&#x27;t a huge &quot;this story breaks monarchism&quot; because enough people actually wanted what the Queen and John Kerr did, to make it more nuanced.