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The evolving role of the governor-general.(Australia)
ORIGINAL ROLE
OF ALL AUSTRALIA'S constitutionally-prescribed institutions of government, the office of governor-general has undergone the greatest adaptation since Federation. While its constitutionally-conferred powers have remained unchanged, the social and political position of the governor-general in 2004 bears only a superficial resemblance to that of 1901.
Until the 1926 Imperial Conference, the governor-general was both the effective local head of state and the principal representative in Australia of the British government. The governor-general was subject to recall by the British government but not, at least directly, by the Commonwealth ...
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Source: HighBeam Research, The evolving role of the governor-general.(Australia)