Why is the Queen's role in Australia distinct from her position as monarch of the other Commonwealth realms?

Question

I read this in Wikipedia, but it doesn't explain why.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia

Answer 1

Australia and NZ have the same govt and legal structure. You will find other Commonwealth countries or ex-Commonwealth countries (ones that haven't had a revolution) have similar govt and legal structures but may not have the Queen as the head of state as they have declared their independence (Aust. has not, though is effectively indepedent). Britian and the Queen have no power in Australia (there is occassional talk of becoming a republic in Aust.), the Queen is only a figure-head and part of tradition.

Answer 2

In the same way that her role as monarch is distinct  in each of the commonwealth realms; Australia is no different. Each of the 16 countries in the Commonwealth realm is a sovereign nation, with Elizabeth as Queen, thus they are in personal union with one another.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonwealt...

Answer 3

because the Aussies are from a penile colony and they don't get full recognition.

Answer 4

Elizabeth is queen in a number of countries including Australia.   (The relevant countries are Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Canada, Grenada, Jamaica, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.)

Each is independent and the government of one has now right of veto of the decisions of the other.   (This derives from a Act of Parliament called the Statute of Westminster.)   As such Her Australian Majesty's role is distinct from Her Britannic Majesty's role or that of Her Canadian Majesty's.

However, her role in each is similar constitutionally.   In the UK she grants knighthoods; in Canada she does not;  as such there are differences.   As she lives in the UK of GB and NI, her influence there is greater than elsewhere, but chiefly by proximity.

Others may say, Australia is not independent - it is and has been in practice since federation and in law, at least since Westminster (1927).   It has its own flag, anthem, foreign policy, army, navy and money.   That policy is not always are ease with the other commonwealth countries.   This shows it is not subservient.

Should Australia decide to become a republic, this will be its own decision and not require permission from the Commonwealth, the UK or the Queen.