9 August

Michelle Grattan reports in the Sydney Morning Herald that Federal Cabinet is under pressure over the referendum question on the republic after a poll conducted for the Herald showed that the referendum would be carried on the proposition that the Queen and Governor-General should be replaced by an Australian President but lost if the method of selection was added to the question. The poll also showed support for the republic in principle at its highest level so far. WfaAR notes the different results from polls taken at roughly the same time.