well past the time to cut the apron strings

Yep, we don't need a foreign monarch ruling over us, not anymore.

Our Constitution needs a complete overhaul, and so do the various State ones.

In fact, if we think big enough, why not abolish the States altogether, and devolve them into regional councils - get rid of Local government as well.

Then we could have 1 Fed govt, and a series of regional administrations.

Cut the red tape, cut the fat cats, get rid of 9 different police, education, transport and health departments etc.

We could easily save a hundred billion a year imo if we did this.

Also, we need a directly elected ceremonial head of state that is an Australian, not a foreigner, and that person should play no part in the day to day political process, but be the person that holds all the current power of the Monarch / G-G at the moment.

Time to get real. Time to grow up.