A revolution averted
Federation and the Crown
The appointment of Governors from ‘Home’
The appointment of Australian-born Governors
The removal of State Governors
Governing the Governors – British instructions to Governors and requests for advice
A Statute of Westminster for the States?
Whitlam’s attempts to change the channel of communication
Royal Style and Titles Act 1973
The Seabed petitions
Commonwealth attempts to abolish State appeals to the Privy Council
The Queen of Queensland
The aftermath of the Sir Colin Hannah affair
Wran’s NSW Liberation Plan
The bid for freedom from the repugnancy fetter
A package deal
The Premiers’ Conferences of 1982
The drafting of the Australia Acts
Direct access to the Queen
Negotiations with the Palace
The Australia Acts and the Queen of Australia
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