Why queen elizabeth is the monarch of australia?

Question

australia is a democratic country....then why do they need monarch?

what is the role of Governor-General (Michael Jeffery) in australian political system? his role and powers...

Answer 1

Australia is still an English colony, that is why. You hit it when you pointed out that it still has a governor general. that means the Australian parliament can be over ridden by the English one

Answer 2

The Governor-General is the Queen's representative in Australia.

It's complete rubbish that the British Parliament can overrrule the Australian one. The Governor-General/Queen technically has the power to veto any Parliamentary law but it's a technicality and has never. ever been used. It's the same in Britain where technically the monarch has to grant Royal Assent to any law but no monarch has refused Royal Assent since Queen Anne (reigned 1702-1714).

Refusing any law in Australia would mean the end of the Monarchy there and in Britain would mean at the very least abdication.

If Australia was still a British Colony, all Australians would have British overseas passports (so no dual nationality with Britain) and Brits could come and go as they pleased and wouldn't need work permits or visas as they do.

Answer 3

Like it or not Australia is still a British colony as we don't have independence from England as yet

The role of Michael Jeffrey is to be the Queen's Representative in Australia he notifies the Queen on matters the government is dealing with as the Queen as the right to veto anything the government does

Answer 4

Australia, while a Democratic country, is also part of the Commonwealth and a British colony. The Queen is a figurehead and has no real power over the country. She does add to the economy in terms of visitors flocking to see her when she visits and is still popular with many people.

Answer 5

Canada and America are also democratic, we also have her as our monarch. It's because we have a govenmental alliance, we have the same system of goverm=nment, so we have the same system of royalty.

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Answer 6

coz they won't cut the friggin cord.

Answer 7

Australia is a dominion like Canada and falls under the rule of the United Kingdom.

Answer 8

Australia is not a British Colony but a dominion.  The status of colonies changed after WWI, when the Allied Forces wanted to claim German colonies in Africa and the Pacific, but the problem was that Great-Britain, member of the Allies, would naturally not also "let every nation govern themselves independently" as America wanted.

The Statute of Westminster then in 1927 changed the status of colonies to dominions, protectorates and territories.  South Africa was a Union, and Canada, Australia, New-Zealand and many African colonies Federations.

South-Africa had never wanted to be a British colony, this precipitated the Anglo-Boer War of 1899-1902, and also not a British dominion, but as they could not gain independence, they basically said, in layman's terms, that then they would rather have a monarch of their own than be ruled by the British monarch.  This changed the title of the Sovereign from "...King/Queen of Great-Britain and Northern Ireland and her dominions over the Seas..." to "...of Great-Britain..." where each dominion then would replace "Great-Britain" with their own name.

The Queen is thus not Queen of Great-Britain and Canada and Australia etc, but only Queen of Canada to Canada, Queen of Australia, and Queen of St. Helena to St. Helena.

The Governor-General is just that - the colonial governor elevated along with the status of the colony. He represents the British Government (not the Queen) and the Prime Minister the people.

South Africa: Cape Colony, Natal, Basutholand (Lesotho), Swaziland, Kaffraria, Griqualand West and Bechuanaland (Botswana) all had their own Governors and Residents, but also a High Commissioner that administered all the colonies in a certain part of the world.  I cannot accertain Canada, Australia & New Zealand having such a position before Federation.

Answer 9

Australia had a referendum a few years back to see if we wanted to ditch the queen but the question was poorly worded and confusing- so I'm not sure if Australians really want to keep her or they just didn't understand what was being asked. I don't think the queen gives a rat's either way.

I think we should get rid of her- she's no benefit to Australia.