Fixing our federation is Australiaâs main priority Weâre sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss April 6, 2021 â 12.02am Save Normal text size Credit: To submit a letter to The Age, email letters@theage.com.au. Please include your home address and telephone number. THE REPUBLIC OF AUSTRALIA Fixing our federation is Australiaâs main priority Yes, Amanda Vanstone, you are so right (âTread lightly on way to republicâ, Comment, 5/4). Unfortunately, we are still a group of fragmented states and territories with a group of premiers and territory leaders who have scant regard for the national interest. We are certainly not âone and freeâ. We are âeight and fracturedâ.