But the end of howard ' s tenure is in sight - - and a newspoll survey in january found 57 percent of australians want a second referendum although it could take 10 years to become a republic 但是霍华德的任期即将结束，一月份的一次民意调查显示，即使可能需要十年时间才能转为共和制， 57 %的澳大利亚人仍希望举行第二次公投。
