The Life and Times of a Thoroughly liberal Prime Minister - Malcolm Turnbull
The Joe Walker Podcast
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The Origins of the British Constitution
The Constitution in 1901 was not the Constitution of an independent country. And most importantly, it didn't seek to be. The monarchy in Australia is entirely derivative of the United Kingdom. If Britain were to become a Republic, the President would be our head of state. Right? That's, that is absolutelythe case. Read the Constitution. It says, the Queen means Queen,. you know, imagine the Queen Victoria and her essence, successes in the sovereignty of the United UK. So, what that means, Joe, is that if Britain were to becoming a Republic, the President would beour head of state... right? I'm sure we'll find out more about this later on
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