The front page banner headline on the London Daily Express (21/5) proclaimed a disturbing message: ‘Monarchy on the brink’.
The story was that the Queen was ‘under threat’ and facing ‘a serious challenge’ to her holding the position of Australian head of state. But as politicians, diplomats and international lawyers know, Malcolm Turnbull admits and statute declares, this position is our governor-general’s.
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