King Charles will not appear on the new Australia $5 note

The country's central bank has announced that King Charles will not be on Australia's new five dollar note.

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The current design of the five dollar note features a portrait of the late Queen Elizabeth II.

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The Queen's death last year reignited debate about Australia's future as a constitutional monarchy.

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Recent estimates suggest that First Nations people lived in Australia at least 65,000 years before British colonisation.

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