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Technicaly, that is also incorrect. Despite popular opinion, and their own tendency to 'forget' to mention part of their membership, there is no 'England' cricket team - the team you beat theoretically represents England AND Wales (and a number of Welsh players have been in the side over the years), and is run by what is referred to as the 'ECB', which actually stands (believe it or not) for the 'England and Wales Cricket Board'. The English do seem to try their best to write us out of existance, one way or another, but we are still here anyway!
Yes, Wales - I remember them. I think they used to play rugby.

You still hear about them sometimes, making up the numbers at the World Cup, along with Canada and Kenya.
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Yes, Wales - I remember them. I think they used to play rugby.
Would that be the Wales that beat Australia in November (I was there)?

They'd also be the Wales that were 'making up the numbers' in last year's 6 nations championship by winning a grand slam.
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Should Australia be a republic?

Yes.

But only if Pauline Hanson consents to run naked throughout Canberra to become our new Queen, which I understand would not be a republic, but who wants one of those?


Australia just needs a new, decadent monarch.
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Should Australia be a republic?

Yes.

But only if Pauline Hanson consents to run naked throughout Canberra to become our new Queen, which I understand would not be a republic, but who wants one of those?


Australia just needs a new, decadent monarch.
Why don't you want to turn Australia into a colony?
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Yes, Wales - I remember them. I think they used to play rugby.

You still hear about them sometimes, making up the numbers at the World Cup, along with Canada and Kenya.
What is this sport you call 'rugby'?
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Should Australia be a republic?

Yes.

But only if Pauline Hanson consents to run naked throughout Canberra to become our new Queen, which I understand would not be a republic, but who wants one of those?


Australia just needs a new, decadent monarch.
weve already got our own Queen, hes called Alan Jones.
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We need to get rid of the Queen. She is not Australian, has nothing to do with Australia, rarely visits Australia, and yet she is head of the country. We must become independant from the Brits.

She doesn't it's the Govoner General who does the queens job in australia and is and Aussie.
And I beleave that we do need the higher power to stop the government from being able to have compleate control.
Also we still have many ties with britain that I would hate to see lost.
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She doesn't it's the Govoner General who does the queens job in australia and is and Aussie.
And I beleave that we do need the higher power to stop the government from being able to have compleate control.
Also we still have many ties with britain that I would hate to see lost.
Well the governor general is a representive of the Queen.

Yes I agree if thus becomes a republic I rather have a separate position for head of state from the head of government. I'm actually have a liking to the German Parliament system as a fact. I'm speaking for New Zealand where we have adopted MMP and think it be a nature enough to adopt the German system.
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