Google: Open Letter to Australians

Re:Google: Open Letter to Australians by eru on Monday August 17, 2020 @05:01AM (#24185387)

That was probably the least useful thing to criticise in the comment you replied to.

I know, I know, pedantry is fun. But I don't think the Queen makes much of a difference to Australia's problems one way or another.

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Re:Google: Open Letter to Australians by opinologo on Monday August 17, 2020 @07:55AM (#24186343)

Indeed she did make a difference in 1975 when her representative fired no other than the Prime Minister.

Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1975_Australian_constitution...

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Re:Google: Open Letter to Australians by eru on Tuesday August 18, 2020 @04:44AM (#24196487)

Yes, every once in a while. Hence my qualification with 'much of a difference'.

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Re:Google: Open Letter to Australians by opinologo on Tuesday August 18, 2020 @08:40AM (#24197901)

sure, we also have a couple of atomic bombs only. Not much difference there either.

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Re:Google: Open Letter to Australians by tankenmate on Monday August 17, 2020 @06:23AM (#24185812)

True, and the recently revealed correspondence from Sir John Kerr to Buckingham Palace confirms that quite often the Crown is only obliquely involved for fear of politicising the head of state.

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Re:Google: Open Letter to Australians by sthnblllII on Monday August 17, 2020 @09:39PM (#24194436)

Thanks. I had no idea what he was talking about lol.

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