But spare a thought for the poor Republic of Victoria. How would we handle all the illegal boat people from the Republic of Tasmania?
Someone asked: "How could Canberra exist if this happened?" It'd be a duchy like Monaco. Like Monaco, King (Sir) Abbott would no doubt ensure it remains a tax haven for the wealthy.
Meanwhile, West and East Sydney would probably be in the middle of a civil war (sorry, jihad).
Republic of WA - like Texas. They speak broader and everything's bigger.
Republic of SA - that's an uninhabited wasteland, right?
People's Democratic Republic of Queensland - probably will be renamed Kingsland because it sounds more macho. And "People's Democratic Republic" usually indicates that a country is ruled by a right-wing junta...
NT - tribal lands, but probably under threat from their hostile neighbours, the Kingslanders.
All in good humour and no offence meant to anyone :)
