Australians won't be asked to decide whether Australia should become a republic while Anthony Albanese is prime minister.

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Mr Albanese ruled out holding another referendum while in office, putting on ice any plans for Australia to consider replacing the British monarch as the country's head of state in the near future.

"I've made it clear that I wanted to hold one referendum while I was prime minister and we did that," Mr Albanese told ABC's Insiders program on Sunday.

"I support an Australian as our head of state, but I also respect the decisions which have been made and our system of government, and I think that's important.

"I always sup

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