04/12/2020 · According to the royal family’s website, when the Queen visits Australia, she speaks and acts as Queen of Australia, and not as Queen of the United Kingdom.

There is no doubt that Australia started to come under British rule in 1788. However, the authorities in London always delegated immense powers to the authorities in Australia. It was impractical and undesirable to do otherwise.

The independence of Australia was different to other British colonies. Australia didn't have a bloody war with the British like America did. They gained independence when the British passed legislation to allow the colonies to govern themselves as the Commonwealth of Australia in 1901.

08/11/2010 · This decision confirms that Australia itself, as a nation, continues to be a colony of Great Britain. The Sovereignty New Way Summits have now pursued the matter of the status of our people in this colony by conducting a series of document searches in order to ascertain our status as independent sovereign Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island nations and peoples.

05/05/2015 · No. There are commonwealth countries and there are countries under the monarchy. Queen Elizabeth is 'the' queen of Australia & Canada & has the power to overrule & even throw out the prime ...