1301.0 - Year Book Australia, 2012  
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Government

THE SOVEREIGN

Since 7 February 1952, the Australian Sovereign has been Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

On 6 November 1999, a vote to establish Australia as a republic was put to a national referendum. The proposal was defeated, with 54.9% of electors voting against it.

 

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Statistics contained in the Year Book are the most recent available at the time of preparation. In many cases, the ABS website and the websites of other organisations provide access to more recent data. Each Year Book table or graph and the bibliography at the end of each chapter provides hyperlinks to the most up to date data release where available.