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Constitutional history of Australia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Before 1927, King George V reigned as king in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the Irish Free State, South Africa, etc., each of these states, in effect, as dominions, amounting to a subset of the United Kingdom. |
 | | Whereas before 1927, it was correct in law to talk about the British monarch reigning in the dominions, after 1927, there was technically a 'King of Australia', etc., even if that title was never used formally, with the only link being that that monarch was British and resident outside the Commonwealth of Australia. |
 | | The elections of the Australian Labor Party in 1972 and 1974 under its leader Gough Whitlam led to several constitutional issues being tested. |
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