Peter FitzSimons supports King Charles $5 bill change and calls for removal of all portraits
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Peter FitzSimons calls on Australia to make another big change after it was announced that the Royal Family will be DISAPPEARED from currency
- Peter FitzSimons backs removal of King Charles portraits
- Call comes after changes to $5 bill lore
- The new banknote design will not include King Charles
High-profile Republican Peter FitzSimons welcomed the Reserve Bank’s decision to update the $5 note with a design celebrating indigenous culture, rather than an image of King Charles, but said Australia must now step up. more.
The new design will replace the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II that has long graced Australia’s $5 note.
The other side of the note will continue to present the Australian Parliament.
FitzSimons lashed out at Liberal leader Peter Dutton, who had criticized the move.
Peter Dutton says that removing Charles from the $5 bill is “nonsense”. I respectfully disagree,” FitzSimons posted on Twitter.
“It is a more self-assured nation, recognizing the absurdity of having an English ‘King’ in the first place.”
He also called on Australia to go further by removing all portraits of King Charles.
‘Where in Australia does the official portrait of ‘King Charles’ hang and when can it be removed?’ he wrote.
Journalist and columnist Peter FitzSimons (pictured), has welcomed the RBA’s decision to remove the Royal Family from banknotes.
The surprise decision not to replace the late queen with King Carlos III followed a consultation with the federal government, which supported the change.
“I think this is the right decision,” Treasurer Jim Chalmers told reporters in Melbourne on Thursday.
The Reserve Bank board will now consult with First Australians on the design of the new $5 note.
The new banknote will take several years to design and print.
The current $5 bill will continue to be issued and can still be used even after the new bill is introduced.
The treasurer warned that it will be a “fair time” before the new notes are issued.
“There is plenty of time to consider and consult on the design that will best honor the early Australians,” said Dr Chalmers.
The updated $5 note will deviate from tradition by omitting King Charles and instead featuring a new design that honors Indigenous Australian culture and history (current $5 note pictured)
Following the Queen’s death in September, Fitzsimon wasted no time in calling for Australia to become a republic.
“Just as King Charles III has not delayed for a moment in resuming his functions, we propose that Australia should not delay any longer in discussing its future under the monarchy. Is the time.’
FitzSimons said the country should no longer delay talks about moving away from the monarchy.
“Ruling by birthright, an English sovereign literally born to rule, has no place in a democratic and equal Australia,” he said on Friday.
‘The notion is as alien to Australian values as the monarchy itself. Nor should anyone be forced to swear allegiance to a foreign king or head of state.