Greens leader Bob Brown said on Wednesday the time was right as both Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull support a republic.
"We Greens are going to move before Christmas for a referendum at the next election on the republic, just a yes-no question," he told reporters.
"We think the time is right, the stars are aligned.
"We have a prime minister and a leader of the opposition who support the republic."
The Australian people should be given a simple opportunity before work was done on what form a republic should take, Senator Brown said.
The failed 1999 referendum should have been asked simply whether or not the electorate favoured a republic.
"Ask people in Australia do they want a republic? The answer is yes.
"Once we have established that, we can go on to outline the powers of a future president and how that president ought to be appointed."
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