I personally think that once the queen either passes, or become unfit to rule, then the wheels may well fall off this age old custom big time.

phoenix94 you are pulling our leg right.
Comparing our system to Hitler or those others.
Do not give us bushys a bad name Friend.
That quaint ain't broke stuff is not working.
If I look for basic reality here in your comment the best bet is you are fishing.
No way even the village idiot could think a knock may come at 3am to cart us away.
rather Nice young bloke, rich, hansom, educated has left our country.
If he comes back as king[he will not] you could have to bow to him.
Again, it is boring unfocused and untrue, those unhappy with Rudd [probably very happy with Howard, claim our politicians are no good.
Truly no way you can claim any understanding of the subject with views like that IF you hold them.

All we need to do is elect the GG and remove all reference to 'The Crown' and repeal the right of the High Court to pass a case to the British Privy Council.
In electing the GG on present no immediate past poly' could be nominated for the post.
A small change and we carry on.
No change in 'names' Governor General as Head of State and not President.
Commonwealth of Australia and not The Republic of Australia

Peter the believer are you around?
I am pretty sure we can no longer refer to the privy council, in fact that went a long time ago.
Not anything but a cop out, your plan to half change.
Fact is the GG has stopped being a Brit and became our governments appointment a long time ago.
Rudd put this nice old thing in, lets get an Aboriginal next.
then the referendum in Rudd's third term, his last.

Belly old mate, check S74 of our constitution.

I have no idea where you are comming from

Think man, Think

Belly,

The GG, Ms Quentin Bryce AC is the Queen's representative in Australia.

Australia is a fully independent parliamentary democracy, however Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom is also formally the Queen of Australia.

It is because the major political parties wanted to make any new head of Australia a political appointment that some people have shied away from the idea, preferring QE II to a Politically Correct appointee or yet another military blimp.