It appears that Her Majesty has made it quite clear that
she wishes her son, Prince Charles to succeed her one day.
She announced this in a speech she made at the recent
Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM).

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-43820328

What do posters think of this and how will it affect us
in Australia?

Your thoughts please.

//It appears that Her Majesty has made it quite clear that
she wishes her son, Prince Charles to succeed her one day.//

Have you considered the possibility that she may outlive him?

Despite the exclamation mark, this is perfectly natural; it also happens that Charles is direct heir to the throne, so of course he will succeed the Queen. Unless the republicans get their way, it will make no difference to Australia; just a different bum on the same seat. Some of the more irrational, emotional Australians might decide that they should vote for a republic because Charles is a bit of a dill, and our 'heirs' will be paying the bill for a change for many years to come.

Yes Charlie is a bit of a dill. He has actually been taken in by the global warming scam, which doesn't say much for his brain power, but the Greens should love him. He's a nice enough bloke & will do little harm, & perhaps a bit of good.

Toni,

The Queen is 92. Prince Charles is 69.

The odds of her surviving him are not too great.

I wouldn't be too concerned about it.

Dear ttbn,

The position is largely symbolic and is not hereditary.
Some have suggested a non royal head would project a more
modern image. However the Commonwealth has confirmed that
Prince Charles will be the new leader of the organisation
of Britain and its former colonies once he succeeds his
mother on the throne. This must be a huge relief for Prince
Charles especially since the Commonwealth leaders made this
announcement at a meeting in London after his mother stated
on Thursday that she hoped her son would lead the Commonwealth
after her.

Dear Hasbeen,

Prince Charles is a longtime champion of environmental
cause - which he apparently sees as a priority for the
Commonwealth. So you're right. He just may do some good.

Foxy,

I thought you were talking about succession to the throne, which clearly is hereditary. Your second post makes clear you were not.

I really could not care less about the Commonwealth. Most of the member countries have nothing in common with the Anglosphere. While I'm happy with the monarchy, even with Charles (Camilla makes up for him), I think that the Commonwealth is rather ridiculous. When the Empire finished, the only countries included in a 'special' relationship should have been the U.K, Australia, New Zealand and Canada.