Yes and no. Australia is no longer governed by Britain in reality in any way. Technically, Australia is ruled by the British monarchy, even though that monarchy does not have any right to interfere with Australian laws.
Australia's pathway to independence from Britain has been a long one. When Federation of the Australian colonies occurred on 1 January 1901, this gave Australia the right to govern itself, but it was still very much subject to British rule. Although the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Australia came into effect at Federation, this did not mean that Australia was now independent of Britain. When the UK approved colonial federation, it simply meant that the six self-governing states of Australia allocated some functions to a federal authority. Australia gained the status of a Dominion, which meant it remained a self-governing colony within the British Empire, with the Head of State being the British monarch. The British government appointed Australia's Governor-General and State Governors, who answered to the British government.
All Dominions within the British Empire were declared "equal in status, in no way subordinate one to another in any aspect of their domestic or external affairs, though united by a common allegiance to the Crown, and freely associated as members of the British Commonwealth of Nations" at the Imperial Conference of 1926. The Statute of Westminster 1931 ratified the discussions of the Imperial Conference. This meant that Australia and other Dominions such as South Africa, New Zealand and Canada could now conduct treaties and agreements with foreign powers, and manage their own military strategies. No longer were the Australian Governor-General, Parliament and individual governors answerable to the UK. The British monarch could only act on the advice of the Australian Government, and the Governor-General was no longer appointed by and answerable to the British monarch.
The defeat of the large British garrison at Singapore in January 1942 came as a very unwelcome shock to the Australian government. It exposed the weakness of Britain and led Australia to seek much closer ties with the US and it was felt that for this the country needed full independence; hence the date for activating the 1931 Statute of Westminster. Australian Parliament formally adopted the Statute of Westminster 1931 under the Statute of Westminster Adoption Act 1942, on 9 October 1942.
Australia reached the next stage of independence on 3 March 1986, when the Australia Acts came into effect. The Australia Acts declared that Australia had the status of a Sovereign, Independent and Federal Nation. The nation still retains Elizabeth II as head of state, but her position as Australia's head of state is a completely separate position from her position as the head of state of any other country, including the UK. What the Australia Act effectively did was remove the ability of the British Government to make laws for Australia and removed the last legal link with the UK by abolishing the right of appeal to the judicial committee of the Privy Council. Also it was not until 1988 that the last state, Queensland, removed this from their statutes as well.
No, although the Queen is head of state. Australia is fully self-governing. The leader of the Australian government is the Prime Minister.
A foundational document by which Australia is governed and can only be changed by way of a national referendum.
was Egypt always governed in this way?
Australia's fought in the Boer War, World War One and Two to support Britain
Australia's reliance on Britain changed when they got word that the Japanese were heading for Australian shore's... Australia had no choice but to ask America for protection due to the fact that Britain our "mother country" were still half way around the worls.. and America were looking for a reason to fight japan after the bombing of pearl harbour.
They said do not let the door hit you on the way out. Britain was quick to pass the British North America Act in their house, in 1867.
To cosent to be governed is to show appruval of it a way to do tis is to say the Pledge of Allegience!
yes Australia is a island continent by the way you spelled beach wrong retart
Britain proved to have great influence on the Tecumseh and the US did not want britain to have any power
The populist have the final approval of how they are governed.
yes
Chivalry
popular sovereignty