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Originally Posted by PayingAttention
She actually does, Javert, and she excercised it in Australia in the 1970s when she forced Gough Whitlam to call a general election when he refused to resign after a double dissolution.
She does not have the power to suspend parliament but she most certainly has the power to force a general election. If such power was questioned by the government of the day it would be enforced by the citizenry on her behalf.
Fortunately such a constititional disaster has not so far occurred.
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That's an interesting point which hadn't really sunk in with me, despite all the rituals.
Australia just needs to find out whether it feels it benefits or not from having the queen.
I imagine you would be out of the Commonwealth if you got rid of her.