These people will all do what they accuse the unemployed and the poor of doing "blaming someone else." In this case it’s the High Court and even Senator Culleton perhaps.

No doubt Tunbull will do the same thing by blaming Brandis for not advising him that by appointing someone to advocate for a republic he is likely to be guilty of sabotage of the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution under the Crimes Act:

"In pursuant as to CRIMES ACT 1914 – SECT 24AA Treachery (1) A person shall not: (a) do any act or thing with intent: (i) to overthrow the Constitution of the Commonwealth by revolution or sabotage."

http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/ca191482/s24aa.html

minotaur,

"The fact remains that all our elected Federal representatives swear allegiance to the Queen...who is a foreign monarch."

The fact that she is also monarch of a foreign country in no way negates the fact that she is the Monarch of the Commonwealth of Australia and it is to her as the Queen of Australia that allegiance is sworn.

Foxy,

You can dig up all the references to those that got away with it or whose election would have been in doubt, but the fact remains that the current crop were caught out by their own deliberate flouting of the law or by their ignorance and ignorance of the law is no excuse.

Ignorance of the Australian Constitution is inexcusable for a politician.

Dear Is Mise,

The law should be changed.

Is Mise, you state; 'The fact that she is also monarch of a foreign country in no way negates the fact that she is the Monarch of the Commonwealth of Australia and it is to her as the Queen of Australia that allegiance is sworn.'

The 'Queen of Australia' is a foreigner...she holds no Australian citizenship and would be ineligible to vote, let alone stand for parliament. Yet, despite that, our politicians are forced to swear allegiance to her. Can you not see the problem with that?

Australia is no longer a colony of Great Britain and since the dual passing of the Australia Act 1986 in the parliaments of GB and Australia 'we' are supposed to be an independent nation. A truly independent nation would not have its politicians (and others) swear allegiance to a foreign monarch. It is infantile and embarrassing.