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Originally Posted by Shasown
Sorry to tell you this but there are still treaties and ties etc binding Australia and the UK. And Rightly so. Constitutional ties were actually cut in the middle of the Second World War but backdated to the start to ensure Australian Declarations of War were legal. So Australia wasnt actually part of the British Empire
A couple of examples would be the fact the Queen is Head of State of both countries and all servicemen and women from both nations state an oath of allegiance to her and her subjects regardless of country, creed, etc. The Five Powers Defence Agreement.
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BUT USA is Australia's main ally.