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Originally Posted by deanm
Good call Alex: but back in those days, Ozzies were English, and Victoria (like Liz today) was the 'Sovereign Queen of Australia' - we were just a dominion of The Empire.
We didn't become our own nation until 1901 (and even then, we were the 'Commonwealth of Australia').
Dean
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I know it's confusing but commonwealth in this context doesn't refer to the British Commonwealth. For example, Massachusetts is still known as the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Commonwealth just refers to the collective ability to move forward as a nation.
Definition: an independent state or community, especially a democratic republic.