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Since federation Australia has been pretty well free of the control of England. When the system was originally set up it was set up to recognise the Queen as the head of state and the Governor General as her go between. Until recently the House of Lords in Britain could overrule the Australian Supreme Court. The Australian People enjoy a standard of living and personal freedoms as well as social services unequalled in many parts of the world and they feel that it is partially the result of the way our government and constitution are set up. That is our head of state has absolutely no power in the day to day running of the country. The only real effect he has had on the Australian Government is that he had to sack the government once because as a result of a stalemate between Australia's leading parties the public service was going to run out of money. So come the time when a referendum is held to decide if Australia should become a republic, the voter s in their wisdom and in the knowledge that politicians were basically untrustworthy said NO. Or to put it more succinctly if the wheels ain't broke don't fix it.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 15y agoAustralia is independently ruled federation of states and all decisions of state are made by the Australian Parliament which consists of an upper and lower house an which is voted for at regular interval's The titular head of Australia however is The Queen of England HRH Queen Elisabeth 2.
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∙ 14y agoAustralia has a queen. Australia is a constitutional monarchy. For all intent and purpose Australia is an independent country that is democratically run. Its leader is the Prime minister of the federal government. There is a constitutional connection with the British monarchy that makes the monarch of Britain the titular head of Australia.
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∙ 9y agoAustralia is a constitutional monarchy. This means it is a completely independent country, but it recognises Queen Elizabeth II of the a United Kingdom as its head of state.
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∙ 14y agoYeah it's part of the British Commonwealth
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∙ 13y agoThe Queen of England is also the Queen of Australia (as well as the Queen of Canada, The Queen of New Zealand etc). She has a lot of crowns :)
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∙ 9y agoYes. The official name of Australia is The Commonwealth of Australia.
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∙ 9y agoAustralia is a constitutional monarchy, with Queen Elizabeth II as the Head of State.
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∙ 13y agoYes
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Is Australia part of the English commonwealth?
Yes Australia is part of the Commonwealth. It is officially called the Commonwealth of Australia.
What is Australia's full name?
Australia's full name is the Commonwealth of Australia.
What is the official name of Australia?
The official name of Australia is the Commonwealth of Australia.
What date was Australia no longer known as the commonwealth of Australia?
Officialy Australia still is the "Commonwealth of Australia". There has never been a time at which Australia's official name has stopped being the Commonwealth of Australia
Why does Australia compete in the commonwealth games?
because Australia is part of the british commonwealth
What is the commonwealth of Australia?
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What is Australia's second name?
Australia is simply "Australia", or the Commonwealth of Australia.
Why was Australia able to compete in the commonwealth games?
Australia is part of the commonwealth. Therefore they are allowed to participate at the games.
Where is the commonwealth sectary located?
The Commonwealth Bank is located in Australia
Did the Australian One Dollar note always have the Commonwealth of Australia on it?
All Australian bank notes had "COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA" on them until 1972. Following a change of government in November 1972, the words "COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA" were replaced with "AUSTRALIA".
What was the joining of the Australian commonwealth called?
When the states of Australia joined together to form the Commonwealth of Australia, it was called Federation.
What is Australia's long name?
Australia's full title is Commonwealth of Australia.
