With 3D hologram printing and voice programming , the head of state can be a fuzzy cloud logic crunch of all Oz pc input.
Like Maccas, create your own to order.

Dear Paul,

In the world through which I travel, I
look forward to new experiences.
A mind is stretched by new experiences -
will never shrink to its old dimensions.

There's a big difference between a groove
and a rut.

See you on another discussion.

Dear Nick,

I have a delightfully witty little booklet with
the title - "Political Pryorities: How to get on
top of Australian Politics," written a few years
ago by Dennis Pryor.

With his tongue lodged firmly in his cheek Dennis
Pryor exposes all the vanity and hypocrisy of our
leaders, bureaucrats, journalists and party hacks.
This is the voters' revenge on the people who spend
their taxes.

You may be interested in what Pryor has to say about
the Westminster System.

He tells us that the -

Westminster system - The illusion that the Australian
government works, or should work, on the same
principles as the British government. The similarities
between the two systems are largely those of décor,
like the use of the mace.

The major difference between the two systems is that
Australia is a federation, a concept totally
incomprehensible to the British.

An appeal to "the Westminster system" is a slogan used
by Opposition parties in an attempt to trick their
opponents into foolish resignations.

See you on another discussion.

yes and you'll see me here too.
The GG position exists because obviously she is needed. A cashier takes in all the cash for a business but does that make her the money earner for that company? However that is the customer contact point, the "face" of the enterprise. China owns Oz and the Poms own the contract but GG is the true voice of this branch office.

and hey, whose face do we want on coins ? Kevin 07, Tony the Knight, Julie the knitter or Chilla III?
Chilla and Camilla? Ned Kelly in Muslim helmet? Phar Lap ? George Washington...yes got it.

Hi (again) PAUL1405...

Em it is a tough one as I said ? I guess what I'm trying to say; however our 'Head of State' is chosen, as long as it's achieved without any political interference whatsoever, I'd be quite happy. Somehow, whatever happens in the future, and by what process it is determined to choose a Head of State, you can bet your bottom dollar some corrupt politician will get his 'controlling' mitts on the whole deal !

//I tend to agree with Foxy's article I'm not overly concerned as to how a "head of state" is selected as long as we have our own dinki di, bonzer, stone the crows, true blue Aussie dingo.//

That's a bit racist, Paul.

//We have not had much of a problem with the GG's we have had, with a couple of notable exceptions, so selecting a head should not be an insurmountable problem. Of course I'm dead against giving the head the power to dismiss the government, certainly while ever the elected government retains the confidence of the House of Reps.//

I tend to agree: however we decide our head of state, they shouldn't wield any more power than Queen Elizabeth II does. Basically it should be somebody who just gets wheeled out for ceremonial purposes.

So in summation, what we're looking for is a powerless ceremonial figurehead, and the selection process for that figurehead isn't really important. It might as well just be a lottery, or a hereditary appointment. Sorry, remind me again what the problem with Queen Elizabeth II is? Oh, right, she's English...

Well, the solution would seem obvious then: an Australian constitutional monarchy with a royal family of our very own.