# The Australian Republican Movement has launched a campaign branding King Charles’s upcoming visit as the “farewell tour” of the British monarchy. It includes a merchandise collection and is aimed to debate the role of the crown in modern Australia. The tour from Friday to next Tuesday marks the first royal visit to Australia in more than a decade. It’s also a year after Australia’s unsuccessful Voice to Parliament vote, which stalled momentum for another referendum. Referendums are the only way to change Australia’s constitution, and have an 80-percent failure rate.
Australian activists sell ‘farewell tour’ merchandise before King’s visit