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The monarchy of Australia is a key component of Australia's form of government, by which a hereditary monarch serves as the country's sovereign and head of state. [1] It is a constitutional monarchy, modelled on the Westminster system of parliamentary democracy, while incorporating features unique to the constitution of Australia.
The history of the Australian monarchy has involved a shifting relationship with both the monarch and also the British government. The east coast of Australia was claimed in 1770, by Captain James Cook, in the name of and under instruction from King George III. [1]
Streams of migration from the British Isles to Australia played a key role in Australia's development, and the people of Australia are still predominantly of British or Irish origin (See: Anglo-Celtic Australians). According to the 2011 Australian Census, around 1.1 million Australians were born in Britain, despite the last substantial scheme ...
But there are growing questions in Australia, Canada and other countries as to whether they should cut ties with the British monarchy and become republics, a debate revived by the death of Queen ...
Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has a long-held aim of holding a referendum on breaking ties with the British monarchy and his country becoming a republic.
Charles III, the reigning sovereign of each of the realms since 2022. There are currently 15 Commonwealth realms scattered across three continents (nine in North America, five in Oceania, and one in Europe), with a combined area of 18.7 million km 2 (7.2 million sq mi) [note 1] (excluding the Antarctic claims which would raise the figure to 26.8 million km 2 (10.3 million sq mi)) and a ...
The Constitution provided that the British monarch be represented in Australia by a Governor-General. Originally, appointments were made on the advice of the British, not the Australian, government, and was generally a British aristocrat. In 1930, the Australian government insisted that Australian-born Isaac Isaacs be appointed. The British ...
Hugh Jackman predicts his home country Australia will break with the British Royal Family and become a Republic. The X Men star told the BBC this weekend such a move would be “inevitable” and ...