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Australia's Head of State has been independent since at least 1936

By David Flint - posted Thursday, 20 February 2003


But when he learned that the King had decided to abdicate, Lyons changed his mind and sent another telegram saying: "We beg to ask in the name of your Majesty's subject … that Your Majesty will reconsider your decision and continue to reign over us."

Notwithstanding recent media reports to the contrary, at no stage did Lyons threaten to withdraw Australia from The Commonwealth.

This demonstrates that by 1936 Australia was already fully independent and that the Australian Crown was already separate from the British Crown. It confirms the proposition that we don't need to become a republic to be independent - we have been independent for at least about three quarters of a century.

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This, unfortunately, does not stop some people from arguing we should become a republic for the non-reason - so that we can be independent from Britain!

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This article is compiled from the newsletters of Australians for a Constitutional Monarchy, a member of the National Forum.



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David Flint is a former chairman of the Australian Press Council and the Australian Broadcasting Authority, is author of The Twilight of the Elites, and Malice in Media Land, published by Freedom Publishing. His latest monograph is Her Majesty at 80: Impeccable Service in an Indispensable Office, Australians for Constitutional Monarchy, Sydney, 2006

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