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Australia is a federal parliamentary democracy and a Commonwealth realm. It is also a constitutional monarchy with Queen Elizabeth II as its head of state.
The Queen is represented in Australia by a Governor General who is appointed by the Queen on the advice of Australia's Prime Minister. Usually the Governor General acts on the advice of ministers, but in some circumstances he or she may act without or against advice, exercising reserve powers which include the power to appoint or dismiss a Prime Minister.
The Queen's royal style and title in Australia is Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God Queen of Australia and Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth.
According to the official British monarchy website, "When The Queen visits Australia, she speaks and acts as Queen of Australia, and not as Queen of the United Kingdom."
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- Queen's granddaughter Zara at Magic Millions in Australia (video)
- Zara Phillips launches Magic Millions in Australia
- Zara Phillips dresses down for Gold Coast visit
- UK prosecutors to decide whether to charge royal hoax DJs
- Hoax nurse "had attempted to kill herself twice before"
- Memorial services held for royal prank nurse
- Royal prank nurse reportedly "blamed DJs for her death"
- Royal prank call nurse found hanging (video)
- Royal hoax nurse's suicide note criticized hospital staff
- Australian watchdog launches investigation into hoax call
- DJs moved to safehouses after death threats over nurse suicide
- Royal prank station donates profits to nurse's family
- Kate Middleton hospital nurse left a 'suicide note'
- Royal hospital hoax: End to shock-jock pranks? (video)
- Royal hoax DJs tell of distress over death of nurse
- DJs 'heartbroken' at nurse's death after hoax (10-minute video)
- UK media attacks Australian royal prank DJs (video)
- Royal phone scandal highlights new media risks
- Blaming DJs for nurse's death simplistic and vindictive
- Radio station behind royal hoax call to 'co-operate fully'
- Royal prank callers may be questioned by police
- DJs' royal hospital prank 'could have broken law'
- Royal pranksters have gone from hunter to hunted
- The royal prank proves we're quick to judge, but slow to learn
- Australian DJs' royal prank broke no laws, says CEO (with video)
- Hospital writes to royal prank radio station owners
- Colleagues and neighbors pay tribute to radio hoax victim
- Husband of nurse reveals his heartbreak over her death
- Duchess of Cambridge hoax call nurse found dead
- Kate's pranked nurse found dead (video)
- King Edward VII hospital - the royal choice
- Australian radio station prank calls Duchess Kate's hospital (video)
- Royal baby hoax: Hospital not amused at prank call
- William by Kate's bedside following prank call (video)
- Pippa visits Kate in hospital (video)
- Royal baby prank call deplorable, says hospital (video)
- Prince Charles and Camilla visit Canberra (with photos)
- Charles and Camilla wave goodbye to Australian hosts
- Charles and Camilla in Sydney (with photos and video)
- Charles reveals Harry has phoned him three times
The Prince of Wales in Sydney
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Photo source: The British Monarchy
- Charles and Camilla visit Tasmania (with photos)
The Duchess of Cornwall in Tasmania
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Photo source: The British Monarchy
- Charles and Camilla in Adelaide (with video and photos)
- Koalas get cuddly for Prince Charles and Camilla
- Charles and Camilla attend the Melbourne Cup
- Prince Charles' cricket skills get the thumbs-down (video)
- Camilla has 'magic' day at Melbourne Cup
The Duchess of Cornwall presents the Melbourne Cup
Photo © Press Association
Photo source: Clarence House
- Charles and Camilla visit Australia (with photos)
- Prince Charles 'a few sausages short of a barbie' (video)
- Camilla's cuddle with kangaroo joey
The Duchess of Cornwall meets a kangaroo
Photo © Press Association
Photo source: Clarence House
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Books About Australia
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A Concise History of Australia by Stuart MacIntyre. Relates the advance from penal colony to a prosperous free nation, and discusses the search for binding traditions in a nation created by waves of newcomers.
The Fatal Shore by Robert Hughes. Vividly retells the story of Australia's founding and early history.
Australia and the British Embrace: The Demise of the Imperial Ideal by Stuart Ward. Looks at recent reasons for the weakening of ties between Australia and Great Britain.
British Imperialism and Australian Nationalism by Luke Trainor. Manipulation, conflict, and compromise in the late 19th century.
In Defense of Australia's Constitutional Monarchy by Philip Benwell. In this collection of speeches and articles, Benwell (of the Australian Monarchists League) explains various interpretations of the constitution of Australia and "The Crown of the United Kingdom" under which the Australian Federation has been formed.
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Other Websites
Queen and Australia (official site)
Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia
Government and Law in Australia
The Monarchist League in Australia
The Reserve Powers of the Governor-General
CIA World Factbook - Australia
Wikipedia - Australia
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