Swearing-In of the Australian Governor-General Quentin Bryce

[anaclet]

Long live our most Aussie Queen!

[ajgor1974]

God Save The Queen!

[MRMILO57]

Bryce is the reason why women shouldn't be in politics.

She is the worst ever governor general Australia has ever, FFS!....the last PM 'Rudd' and now Gillards being the both the worst prime ministers ever seen in this country!

Wake up Australia, in 2007 you made the biggest mistake by voting Labor and the greenies in.

[peterreedman]

God Save The Queen and God Save The Governor - General and our beloved Constitutional Monarchy

[bobslay12]

How sexist is this!

having a women as governor General is disgusting and not right!

[StinkyKnobcheese]

Quentin Bryce proved herself a sexist recently by calling for a quota of women for board rooms. This disgusting show of sexism is a prime example that hypocrisy and lies of feminism are alive and well.

[simonmoves]

nepotism

–noun

patronage bestowed or favoritism shown on the basis of family relationship, as in business and politics: She was accused of nepotism when she made her nephew an officer of the firm. -she is in breach infraction, violation, transgression of some standing order--

[cinedreams]

Isn't she Queen Elizabeth I of Australia and Queen Elizabeth II of United Kingdom or does it not count that Australia didn't exist during Tudor times?

[guyfwoodward]

@cinedreams She may well be Queen of the United Kingdom as well, but she is also Queen of 16 separate countries, of which the UK and Australia are only two. When referred to in the context of any single one of those countries, they take precedence and she is referred to as "Queen of X and Her Other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth". On entering one of those countries, or when acting on behalf of their governments, she is referred to as Queen of that country, rather than the UK.

[stevenross100]

@guyfwoodward .... The Queen decreed, as is her sole right as Font of all Honour, that whichever numeral in her realm were higher would be the number taken. Thus if, for instance, a King Robert or a King James came to the throne he will be designated by the numeral appropriate to the Scottish succession regardless of the fact that such a monarch never reigned in Her Majesty’s other realms and territories.

[stevenross100]

@cinedreams NO. The decision to assume the title of Elizabeth II was taken on the advice of the Accession Council and the form of the proclamation was approved by Her Majesty cont...

[MusicPredominates]

... the Great Seal of Australia ... ? To be found at Phillip Island in the State of Victoria ? Did you listen to ms Bryce's words that closely ? ,,, She mentioned ... "contemporary thinking" with special emphasis ... she's a closet republican ,,, ,

[antonavlis]

Long live the Queen of Australia and her rigthfull representatives, the G-G ( Governor -Generela of Australia). !110 years of uninterrupteddemocracy is not an easy task.Keep going Australia.

[jazzx251]

How can Her Majesty appoint an Australian - a common criminal - as Governor General?

These people need leadership - the sort of leadership that can only be provided by a Great British appointee to oversee the Australian parliament. These people need constant reminding as to whose empire they belong!

That's the only way their natural tendencies towards knavish tricks and disloyalty can be kept in check and constantly monitored.

[MAKEDANOS]

He fucked her name up. It's Quentin, not Quinton.

[MrAussiebogan]

fuck quentin bryce she is pure evil same with julia gillard, do your research and you will find out what quentin bryce is all about, in the end every ones true colours come out... and dont you forget that...

[Rafdaganga]

@rctsos australia will be a republic in the next 10-20 years... sorry mate... you can keep this royal family :D

[liverpoolmatt87]

@Rafdaganga 20 years my arse, it will never happen as long as the liberals are opposed to it. it can only happen if both labour and liberal will agree on a republic. so it just won't happen

[Madonnadevotedfan]

God Bless her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

[jacksawild]

The difference between the American constitution and the commonwealth constitution: one is a piece of paper the other is a human being who guards us against our politicians. I know which I prefer.

[peterknight1]

an old pommy Brit says thank you dear Australia, for your loyalty, for your sacrifices, for our common blood of kith and kin. I am of course as is all my generation loyal to our dear Queen who has tried and worked so hard to keep us one family. We hope you stay with us in the years ahead. Thank you so much .

[Audrieau]

Can't quite see why intelligent people on an important occasion like this are making reference to a mythical godperson when clearly every bit of science as discovered shows it up for the fairy tale it is.

[theredraven]

@Audrieau Because it's part of the ceremony maybe?

[TheLEGENDS1973]

I like her...she is a fine lady...very elegant,graceful and very very well read...she also looks like a nice lady too,but she also looks very tough too...and good on her...i'm proud to have Quentin Bryce as Australia's Govenor General.

[royalisttoday]

@gic33

You must suffer from hallucinations. Who is "knee[ling] down in the presence of a queen"? When did you see that?

[knight7fox2]

@royalisttoday We do that in Britain, and its called tradition and respect, get the class idea right.

[1994england]

@gic33 are you a retard Britain made these country's

[guywiththerussianhat]

Whats wrong with keeping some traditions the British never affect any decisions we take it's just a little bit of heritage.

[alanbstard4]

we have less chance of bein g attacked while the King/Queen is on the throne

[NumberDne]

@alanbstard4 An attack on australia would be an attack on the commonwealth and therefore on america too as america and the commonwealth are closest of allies. Long live the anglo family!!

[choppingbokchoy]

such an amazing and inspirational woman who ddeserved that position and it doing a wonderful job fulfilling it

[agnosticcc]

The best bit of Australia being a Monarchy is the total political independence of the head of state, and that another country pays for them! Who could ask for a better system? Australia is indeed the lucky country, and its thanks to the British Monarchy that you ended up that way.

[stoptheshearing]

Anyone here ever read the constitution , the oath of alligiance is to Queen Victoria "her: heirs and succesors not Elizabeth , what was the instrument used at law that changed the constittution . Doesnt it state in the constitution that if the laws are to be changed it is to be done by referendum ?

I smell a fish .

[alanbstard4]

"her heirs and successors "

Victoria is farkin dead, in case you hadn't noticed, so the successor takes over, now it's Elizabeth and Charles Next

[theredraven]

@stoptheshearing Elizabeth is one of her successors.

[adamswampy]

Yawn, why doesn't Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Jamaica etc, etc, just become Republics and get it over and done with. I'm a Brit ( and a fan of the Queen) but I don't know anyone in the U.K. who cares if other countries like Australia become republics. If so many Australians and Canadians care about the Queen as Queen of Australia, Canada etc. why do only about 50 of them turn out the cheer the old girl on the rare occasion she bothers to turn up in your country. Make your minds up.

[alanbstard4]

Adan. We don't care what you think. She is the Queen of Oz and we will always have the Monarchy. It's reminder of our history and where we came from

[TheCmlChannel]

@adamswampy

That amount of people show up for Charles and Camilla, but for the Queen, thousands of Canadians, Australians, etc show up. It's a very patriotic and monarchist scene to see the masses of people showing up waving their national flag, proud of their Sovereign.

[powerpeanut1]

I must say that i like being part of the Monarchy, i like being in the Commonwealth. We are an independant country, but i like the ties thats we have to the mother land. I'm 16 and i hope we don't become Republican, i just enjoy the history and the class of it all. I honestly hope we don't become a Republic nation.

[jafoosy]

I completely agree with you.

[alanbstard4]

quite right pp.  I wish the parliament would wear all their regalia to remind them who they serve

[thedoctorplusone]

Alanbstard4 i agree they should wear the regalia =)

[fkgbnfkgbn]

she is weird

[MarkJSau]

She? The Queen or the Governor-General? Why do you say she (whichever of them) is weird?

[devronp]

you seem to forget the 12 other realms of the Queen

[sgsgtr]

you k united states should be part of the commonwealth

[royalisttoday]

These North Amercian colonists never get it right ...

[mindspring57]

@royalisttoday A person from Britain once told me that Australia is "the largest open air nick in the world."

[TheBritishWatcher]

She is as much Queen of Australia as she is Queen of the United Kingdom. London has no power over Australia or Canada, all final ties were broken in the 1980s, but these countries have been independent for a long time.

[adamidus]

this is true, LONDON has no power over australia, but watch "illuminati, who is who and how" (part 11 i think) and you will see that the queen does have power over any of her nations, australian, canadian, jamaican, scottish, welsh, northern irish, south african and kiwi laws, HAVE to be passed before the queen for approval. she does have power, but chooses to administer them through her many governments, so she stays away from the consequences, she is a very powerful lady indeed...

[alanbstard4]

the reerve powers of the crown have nothing to do with the illuminati

[rustohiski]

You should do a bit more research before you start making comments like this.

If you listen carefully, The Queen is referred to as Queen of Australia and Her other realms and territories.

In Canada, it is Queen of Canada... and in New Zealand Queen of New Zealand... and here in the UK Queen of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

And so on about 15 countries in all?

Complicated to understand?

Maybe. Perhaps, after all, life is quite simple in Tennessee.

[angloarabia]

God Save The Queen and God Bless Australia!

[sabanalreload]

I LOVE THE QUEEN!!!

[UlsterBankPLC]

God Save Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second, Queen of ALL Australia!

Peace to our Commonwealth brothers in Canada, New Zealand the United Kingdom and the other Realms!

ONLY A MONARCHIST CAN SPEAK FOR AUSTRALIA!

[UKNightClubber]

I am English and live in the UK/England I am glad Our Queen is your queen! God save the queen. We don't want a shoddy banana republic and nor do you!

[daveyork0]

My god John Faulkner looks Gerry Adams sans the beard and ex-IRA identity card.

[jakewarren123]

lol i love all this political argument! I sit on the fence in regards to the issue of Australia becoming a republic. Without a doubt, it will happen. All you Australian monachists out there, face it, it will happen. But never the less, God save the Queen of Australia

[royalisttoday]

The media keep repeating that "a" republic (they cant agree on what kind of a republic) was inevitable, the politicians don't call a referendum, because they are not sure they would win it. In 1999 the Australian people voted 55:45 to retain their Monarchy. In the past ten years the figures varied a little bit, but this did not ensure a republican victory. The media and the republican politicians use the mantra of the inevitability of "a" republic to discourage the Australian Monarchists.

[DaveHorse1]

There is one reason why it is not as inevitable a people think, for all that Rudd and indeed Turnbull are republicans themsleves niether is going to allow the issue to to stop them being in power!

[cholliday666]

@royalisttoday Exactly. Those who must rely on the 'inevitability' argument are usually desperate. In the UK it was 'inevitable' that we would join the Euro! A hopeless argument.

[liverpoolmatt87]

@jakewarren123 lol not under the labour/greens government it wont once they bring in the carbon taxation.

[acdcrulz7754]

someone said kevin rudd is a hipacrit, lol im an Australian and i agree :P

[adamswampy]

Pffffttt. - As a "pommie" I appreciate the respect + loyalty shown to the British crown by at least some Australians(particularly those in the armed forces in the two world wars) but it's now getting embarrassing. Your P.M. officially endorses the appointment of the Gov. Gen. while making it clear he's a republican. Doesn't that make the Aussie P.M. a hypocritical liar? 99% of pommies won't care if Oz becomes a republic cos it won't affect us in the least. So at least be honest about it lol.

[royalisttoday]

I'm sorry to disappoint you, but the respect + loyalty shown in this video is NOT to the British Crown, but to the Australian Crown. The Queen of Australia is different from the Queen of Canada, just as the Queen of the United Kingdom and NI is different from the Duke of Normandy who rules over the Channel islands. Id regret, should 99% of pommies not care, but what matters is what the Australian people want. In the 1999 referendum 55% said NO to a republic. Long live the Queen of Australia

[waynescooby]

Amen to that...I've dealt with the same sort of discussion in discussing the Queen of Canada. They are independent crowns. Good for you.

[Oliver1649]

royalisttoday,

Well put my friend.

Good for you.

God save the Queen!

[rooney10scholes18]

shut up you prick, let australians be proud of their queen, because that's what she is..their Queen. And I Australia should keep it's routes, and it's good that Australia realizes that. Rather then people in the UK who have lost their identity and pride in Britain

[irishgodfatherchris]

Rudd endorsed the appointment of Mrs. Bryce because like him she's a commited republican

[royalisttoday]

Ms Bryce has remained silent on the republic debate since her appointment as Queensland Governor.

But on taking up the role in 2003 she identified herself as a monarchist. "I think Australia is very well served by our system of government, and I certainly have the greatest admiration and respect for the Queen," Ms Bryce said.

(Source: HeraldSun 14th April 2008)

[alanbstard4]

well a G-G that serves the people via the Monarchy shoul be a bloody Monarchist

[kevrs2]

wow-13 thanks everyone

[Knowzilla13]

Long live the Commonwealth of Australia and Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia!

[kevrs2]

get a life you spineless Cretan get of your knees and stop embarrassing your country ,have you no self respect, try and show a bit of respect to australia and not to some family of german inbreds who couldnt give a dam about anyone but themselves

[Knowzilla13]

No, you get a life and you stop embarrassing your country and you give respect to Australia.

I can do nothing but laugh at you, especially for saying this just a few days after the Princess Royal attended a mourning ceremony for victims of the Victoria State bush fires, Her Royal Highness was representing Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia!

[kevrs2]

well some old divorcee who likes to call herself princess came to see the peasants,and throw them a couple of pennys in the shape of a mourning service,and your thankful,you really are very naive and silly, the British so called royal "family" are nothing but a parasitic monstrosity that don't give a damn about anyone but are only interested in there own privileged position,while showing a smiling caring face to gullible people like you,try reading a bit of history about this family of rouges

[Illiknight40]

And monarchies are essentially a thing of the past, and most of those in their current forms serve little purpose....or on the other side you have the lovely Saudis...

[royalisttoday]

Monarchies relate us with the past and are the keepers of tradition, but when you think of Prince Charles, then it is obvious how much more he thinks of the future than politicians.

The Monarchs in Constitutional Monarchies fulfil many duties and receive an overwhelming support from their respective people. usually 80 p.c. and more support the Monarchy. No politician can match the popularity of a Monarch.

[Illiknight40]

monarchy is simply ridiculous in this day and age....

[royalisttoday]

Why is it ridiculous to have a head of state who is above party politics?

The position of the Monarch is not for sale.

[Illiknight40]

It's ludicrous to believe the so-called "royals" are impervious to political persuasion. Their regular people just like you and me with a silly title. The position of Monarch is an outdated affront to the common man.

[royalisttoday]

I consider the position of a president to be out of date. Republics failed in so many countries.

They did not stand the test.

[strke69]

And how exactly do you know your queen receives no money from the Australian people?Exactly you don't know that,Australia is still a monarchy so what's saying the queen gets no money from us?Also the Royal's don't work for her money so her saying she's donated her money to the australian bushfires appeal is pure crap as reported.

[royalisttoday]

Which government department pays the Queen a salary? NONE! Neither she nor any other member of our Royal Family receive a single cent from Australia.

"Don't work for their money"? The Queen carries out 370 engagements in Britain every year & makes visits overseas. Prince Charles gave 50 major speeches, visited 59 countries and undertook 517 official engagements. Despite being 88 the Duke of Edinburgh has refused to reduce his workload. He carries out more than 300 engagements a year.

[324wilson]

I agree, royalisttoday and not to mention Princess Anne, who carries out more than 500 engagements a year. Even when she was expecting her baby, she carried about more than 100 engagements a year. Royals works harder than any presidents!

[strke69]

All that money paid to someone who does fuk all what a waste!!!

[royalisttoday]

You are certainly talking about a president, which Australia luckily does not have. Our Queen does not receive any payment from Her Australian people.