"The creation of an Australian republic can actually deliver a heightened sense of unity, it can enliven our national spirit and, in our own minds and those of our neighbours, answer beyond doubt the perennial question of Australian identity - the question of who we are and what we stand for."

~ Paul Keating, Prime Minister of Australia June 7, 1995

"Our position as a party is clear - we are committed to an Australian republic."

~ Kevin Rudd, Prime Minister of Australia, April 6, 2008

"The intention to have a Barbadian as the Head of State of our country, is inspired by the purest intention of lifting up the Barbadian identity, ... to set new goals of aspiration for every child born in this land."

~ Owen Arthur, Prime Minister of Barbados, February 11, 2005

"I love the Queen dearly, but the time has come when we must have a head of state chosen by us, representative of us and immediately accountable to us. The majority of people in Jamaica are ready to consign to history the last vestiges of colonialism."

~ P.J. Patterson, Prime Minister of Jamaica, September 28, 2003

"I think it's simply a factor of New Zealand evolving very much its own identity. Over time, I’m on the public record as saying it is inevitable that New Zealand will change its constitution and become a republic."

~ Helen Clark, Prime Minister of New Zealand, July 9, 2001

"I have more than once spoken with Her Majesty about my view that New Zealand would at some point elect its own Head of State. We discussed the matter in a most sensible way and she was in no way surprised or alarmed and neither did she cut my head off."

~ Jim Bolger, Prime Minister of New Zealand, April 27, 2007