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Fri 6 Jun 1975 - Papua New Guinea Post-Courier (Port Moresby : 1969 - 1981)
Page 1 - It’s now official — the Queen is Head
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: The National Constituent- Assembly yesterday voted in favor of having
the Queen as Head of State.
An amendment to
the draft constitution
from the Country
Party-Nationalist
Pressure Group not
to have the Queen as
Head of State was
lost 57-26.
The Government had
the support of about
half of the Opposition
Members in overcoming
the amendment.
The Queen will be
invited to attend Papua
New Guinea's In-
dependence celebrations.
On similar occasions
in other countries the
Queen has sent Prince
Charles to represent
her.
Yesterday's Assembly
decision was not
popular. with all Members,
however.
The former deputy
chairman of the Constitutional
Planning
Committee and leader
of .the Nationalist
Pressure Group, Father
John Momis, said
the decision was con-
trary to the concept of
self-reliance and independence.
He said many speakers
in the debate had
alluded to secessionist
movements and
suggested the Queen
would help to unify
the country.
"To me this is a very
superficial approach
to the problem of under-development
and
unification," Father
Momis said.
"The only -way to
unity and stability is
by establishing a meaningful
system of
Government which
gives autonomy to the
people," he said.
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He
the
said
idea
he
of
disagreed
calling
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bol
of uniting
as an effective
the country,
way
Father Momis said
he still hoped the Government
would display
its true nationalist
color one day.
"I believe that the
Government's decision
to invite the Queen in
the long run is detrimental
to the real
emergence of Papua
New Guinean ideology,
self reliance and self
respect and" commitment
to . our own cul-^
tural heritage."
Misg Joseptfiinp Abaijah
(Central' Regional)
said the Head of State
should have been chosen
by the people and
not by politicians.
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"The main function
of the Head of State
should be to preserve
the rights and authority
of the people, and
not small groups of
politicians," she said.

Miss Abaijah described
the Queen as
a "distant foreign figurehead"
who was
being used as a smokescreen
to cover up the
forced political union
between Papua and
New Guinea.
Mr Mackenzie Daugi
(Northern Regional)

pointed out that it
was not necessary to
have the Queen as
Head of State to qualify
for membership of
the Commonwealth of
Nations.
He said there seemed

to be something wrong
when developing countries
wanted
to
cling
onto
the
monarchy
when
many
British
people
wanted
to
do
away with it.
Mr
Sergius
Arek
(Ijivitari
Open)
said
although
the
Queen
would
be
in
England

she would have her
duty to perform, from
the powers given by
the National Constituent
Assembly.
He said that because
Australians and English
people had
helped . develop the
country it was reason-

able that the Queen
become Head of State.
. Mr John Kaputin
(Rabaul) said it seemed
useless to have the
Queen as Head of
State if she had no
power and if Cabinet
continued to make all
the decisions.

Article identifier
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article250532525
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http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-page27705471
APA citation
It’s now official — the Queen is Head (1975, June 6).Papua New Guinea Post-Courier (Port Moresby : 1969 - 1981), p. 1. Retrieved November 28, 2025, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article250532525
MLA citation
"It’s now official — the Queen is Head"Papua New Guinea Post-Courier (Port Moresby : 1969 - 1981) 6 June 1975: 1. Web. 28 Nov 2025 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article250532525>.
Harvard/Australian citation
1975 'It’s now official — the Queen is Head',Papua New Guinea Post-Courier (Port Moresby : 1969 - 1981), 6 June, p. 1. , viewed 28 Nov 2025, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article250532525
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{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article250532525 |title=It’s now official — the Queen is Head |newspaper=[[Papua New Guinea Post-courier]] |volume= |location=International, Australia |date=6 June 1975 |accessdate=28 November 2025 |page=1 |via=National Library of Australia}}

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