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QUEEN'S CHRISTMAS MESSAGE
In this past year my family and I have been inspired by the courage and hope we have seen in so many ways in Britain, in the Commonwealth and around the world.
We've seen that it's in hardship that we often find strength from our families; it's in adversity...
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HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II, AUSTRALIA'S SOVEREIGN HEAD OF STATE
In 2002, I was privileged to be a part of the Presentation of Addresses to the Queen by the Lords and the Commons on the occasion of Her Majesty ‘s Golden Jubilee. The Presentation took place in the historic Westminster Hall originally built nearly 1000 years...
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THE QUEEN AS HEAD OF STATE
“TO THINE OWN SELF BE TRUE”
A DEFINITIVE EXPOSITION OF THE POSITION OF HEAD OF STATE IN AUSTRALIA
Amidst the intrigue and infighting of Shakespeare’s[1] Hamlet, the phrase “to thine own self be true” is one of the greatest ever examples of wise and astute...
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THE ISSUE OF FEMALE SUCCESSION
The marriage of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge has raised the issue of whether their eldest child should succeed regardless of sex.
The current custom in the United Kingdom is that the first born male succeeds to the Throne regardless of whether he has...
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MATTERS OF ALLEGIANCE
In August of this year, Julia Gillard [1] declared that she was a republican but commented: ‘not during the reign of the Queen’. "I obviously am a republican and I believe the nation should be a republic … I think the appropriate time for the nation to...
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