Because Captain James Cook claimed Australia for England in 1788 and so Australia became part of the Commonwealth and English property.
because Australia is part of the british commonwealth
No, the queen is not an Australian citizen as she is English. She is just the ruler of the commonwealth in which Australia is a part of.
Australia is part of the commonwealth. Therefore they are allowed to participate at the games.
No. It is part of the Commonwealth.
Australia's full name is the Commonwealth of Australia.
The official name of Australia is the Commonwealth of Australia.
Because they were part of the British Commonwealth.
Australia is a member of the commonwealth of nations which is a loosely iligned group of country's with British colonial history. If Australia were to accept via referendum that it wishes to become separate and independent (on paper) from Britain, then we would become a republic and no longer a Commonwealth country.
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
Australia, New Zealand, Canada and Ireland were all once part of the British Empire, as they were British colonies. Australia, New Zealand and Canada are now all members of the Commonwealth of Nations. Ireland is not a member of the Commonwealth of nations.
It is a group of nations that were once part of the English empire but are now independent. However, they still recognize the British monarch as their Head of State. It is a ceremonial position with no real power. e.g. Canada, New Zealand, Australia.