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Peter, the Queen IS the Head of state here in
Australia , though the matter is
complicated by the G-G representing her.
But isn't Peter also correct that Austrailia is a republic? I thought most
constitutional monarchies were republics. The salient point is whether the monarch or the
constitution is supreme. If the monarch cannot suspend or amend the constitution, then
what you have is the rule of law, a "republic".
-- Silverback