UK in transition: The view from Australia
For those of us who are citizens of the United Kingdom it is a seismic event when our Queen dies.
David Robertson The ASK Project, Sydney www.ask.org.au
But it is easy to forget that the Queen is not just the Queen of the United Kingdom, but also the Queen of the Commonwealth including the nation of Australia. The Queen was the Head of State for Australia – as the new King Charles now is. Her death was treated with almost the same level of mourning and publicity as in the UK. Indeed, the Australian Prime Minister went even further and announced a public holiday for all of Australia on 22 September. Parliament was suspended for a fortnight.
