'I want a republic, but I'm in no hurry,' says Australian PM

Prime minister Kevin Rudd, who is meeting the Queen today, has renewed his commitment to making Australia a republic – but said he was in no hurry to make it happen.

Mr Rudd will have an audience with the Queen – Australia’s head of state – in London during an international trip that has also included talks with government leaders in the United States and Europe. He is to stop next in China.