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Australia is not (yet?) a Republic

• eru 6y ago
  That was probably the least useful thing to criticise in the comment you replied to. I know, I know, pedantry is fun. But I don't think the Queen makes much of a difference to Australia's problems one way or another.
  • tankenmate 6y ago
    True, and the recently revealed correspondence from Sir John Kerr to Buckingham Palace confirms that quite often the Crown is only obliquely involved for fear of politicising the head of state.
  • opinologo 6y ago
    Indeed she did make a difference in 1975 when her representative fired no other than the Prime Minister. Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1975_Australian_constitutional_crisis https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1975_Australian_constitution...
    • eru 6y ago
      Yes, every once in a while. Hence my qualification with 'much of a difference'.
      • opinologo 6y ago
        sure, we also have a couple of atomic bombs only. Not much difference there either.
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  • sthnblllII 6y ago
    Thanks. I had no idea what he was talking about lol.