The chameleon crown : the Queen and her Australian governors / Anne Twomey ; foreword, The Hon Michael McHugh.

Annandale, N.S.W. : The Federation Press, 2006.

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Elizabeth II, -- Queen of Great Britain, -- 1926-.

Delegated legislation -- Australia -- History.

Governors -- Australia.

Monarchy -- Australia -- History.

1. A revolution averted

2. Federation and the Crown

3. The appointment of Governors from Home

4. The appointment of Australian-born Governors

5. The removal of State Governors

6. Governing the Governors - British instructions to Governors and requests for advice

7. A Statute of Westminster for the States?

8. Whitlam's attempts to change the channel of communication

9. Royal Style and Titles Act 1973

10. The Seabed petitions

11. Commonwealth atempts to abolish State appeals to the Privy Council

12. The Queen of Queensland

13. The aftermath of the Sir Colin Hannah affair

14. Wran's NSW Liberation Plan

15. The bid for freedom from the repugnancy fetter

16. A package deal

17. The Premiers' Conferences of 1982

18. The drafting of the Australia Acts

19. Direct access to the Queen

20. Negotiations with the Palace

21. The Australia Acts and the Queen of Australia.

Using previously secret government documents, The Chameleon Crown re-writes the history of Australia's relationship with the United Kingdom and the Crown. It makes clear that the Australian States remained colonial dependencies of the British Crown until 1986 when the Australia Act was passed. This book reveals for the first time the true extent of the independent role played by the British Government in State affairs as well as the significant role of the Queen.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

9781862876293

xv, 304 p.