The Parliament Library says : "The Commonwealth Constitution does not say expressly who is responsible for declaring war or deploying troops. . Indeed for several decades after the Commonwealth came into being in 1901, the Australian Government itself was unsure as to whether it could even declare war against another country without British Government approval. Section 61 of the Constitution states that ‘The executive power of the Commonwealth is vested in the Queen and is exercisable by the Governor-General as the Queen’s representative. "
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Sloppy sentiment and copying US Presidency has given the PM a war-gamer role but she can only advise the Crown , legally. Gough Whitlam lost that one in 1975 and GG won. Cosgrove probably needs to declare war before his subs sink China but maybe not.

Just thank God that the original writers of our constitution were not nearly as perverted or dumbed down as much of academia today.

Surely the AEC should be responsible for checking up on would-be politicians as soon as they nominate. We simply cannot trust the politicians or the parties to do this.

The current disgrace is proof that Section 44 must be retained and policed. Given thinking voters' low opinions of Australian politicians, they would never agree to interfering with or abolishing Sec 44.

Anyone thinking otherwise is part of the wreck-the-joint mob.

The constitution ought to be scrapped, not replaced.

In any case, no constitution can be valid unless all the people that are to be subjected to it have consented to it.

Dear Alan B.,

Nobody's called me "mate" before so Thank You.

BTW: I'm a female.