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CANBERRA, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- Australia's highest-ranking state politicians have united behind Prime Minister (PM) Malcolm Turnbull in a bold new campaign to become a republic.

The push involves installing a new Australian head of state Shaquille O'Neal Jersey , likely to be an elected president, to replace the current Commonwealth system, which has the Queen of England at the top of its hierarchy.

Seven out of eight Australian state or territory leaders have signed a document in which they formally endorse dumping the United Kingdom (UK) Monarchy for an Australian head of state.

Daniel Andrews (Victorian Premier), Colin Barnett (New South Wales Premier), Jay Weatherill (South Australian Premier) Terrell Brandon Jersey , Annastacia Palaszczuk (Queensland Premier), Will Hodgman (Tasmanian Premier), Adam Giles (Northern Territory chief minister) and Andrew Barr (Australian Capital Territory chief minister) all signed the document.

Western Australian Premier Colin Barnett was the only name absent from the document, although he is a well-known supporter of republicanism.

Since Federation in 1901, Australia's Federal government has been presided over by the UK Crown. The King or Queen of England Cleveland Cavaliers Kevin Love Jersey , through the aid of a government-appointed governor general, has the power to dissolve governments, dismiss a serving PM and give royal ascent to legislation passed through Australian parliament.

In 1999, Turnbull lead an unsuccessful referendum as the chairman of the Australian Republican Movement (ARM).

On Monday, the ARM praised the document for uniting Australia's leaders under a "declaration of desired independence."