Is Australia a constitutional monarchy?

Australia is a member of the Commonwealth, and the constitution stipulates that the Australian head of state is the king of England. Therefore, from a political point of view, Australia should be a constitutional monarchy. Recently, however, there have been calls for the country to leave the Commonwealth and rebuild its political system according to democracy. There were human footprints in Australia 50,000 years ago, and the ancestors of Australian aborigines migrated to Australia from Southeast Asia at that time. Since17th century, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch and French from Europe have come here to look for spices.

James cook landed from the east coast of Australia on 1770. 1768, Captain Cook of England set out from England for Tahiti on the Endeavour. By 1770, Britain officially declared its sovereignty over Australia. 1788 65438+1On October 26th, the first immigrants led by British navigator arthur phillip settled in Sydney, and the British flag was raised in Sydney, so Australia officially became a British colony.

Kings of the past and present:

I. Hanover House

1, George I (King George I, 1660 ~ 1727, 17 14 ~ 1727 reigned)

2. George II (in position 1683 ~ 1760, 1727~ 1760, George II)

3. George III (reigned 1760 ~ 1820) was the grandson of King George II of England and Ireland.

4. George IV (in King George IV, 1762 ~ 1830, 1820 ~ 1830).

5. William IV (King William IV 1765 ~ 1837, reigned 1830 ~ 1837).

6. Queen Victoria (1865438+May 24, 2009-190 1 year1October 22,1830 ~190/kloc-. In the golden age of Britain, the most advanced industrial countries in the world jumped to the top of the world in terms of production and trade, pursued gunboat policies everywhere, seized maritime hegemony, occupied colonies and plundered the wealth of other countries. The British Empire dominates the world, and its overseas rule covers Europe, Asia, Africa, the United States and Australia. Known as "not falling empire."

Second, Saxony-Coburg-Gotha Dynasty

1, Edward VII (King Edward VII,1841910,1901~1965433.

Third, the Windsor Dynasty.

1, George V (King George V 1865 ~ 1936, 19 10 ~ 1936 reigned)

2. Edward VIII (King Edward VIII 1894 ~ 1972, 1936 reigned1/month).

3. King George VI (1895 14 February 12 February 6th), King of England, 1936 165438 February 0. He was the last Indian emperor (1936- 1947), the last Irish king (1936- 1949) and the only self-governing king in India (1947-/kloc-).

4. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (born in 1926, 1926, 2 1 acceded to the throne on April 26th), whose full name is elizabeth alexandra mary windsor, is currently the monarch of the United Kingdom, the head of state of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth 15, with the highest Anglican Church. Her full name is "King of England and his land and territory, head of Commonwealth, protector of (Christian) faith". She was crowned on February 6th, 1952. She is the third longest-serving head of state at present, and the country where she is the head of state is about 654.38+25 million people.