David Edward Flint AM (born 1938) is an Australian legal academic, known for his leadership of Australians for Constitutional Monarchy and for his tenure as head of the Australian Broadcasting Authority. (wikipedia)
I think she plays the role of queen of Australia impeccably. The country was formed under the Crown, we decided to federate under the Crown and it is the fulcrum of our federal system.
Royal watchers in Britain are set on scandal.
It seems ungracious, not so much even to the queen, but people at the ceremony and those watching around the world.
There's great enthusiasm for her, certainly not as it was when she first came to Australia. I think she's been received (in Sydney) with great respect.
All in all, it could have been a lot worse. With another inch or so, there wouldn't have been anywhere for it to go and it really could have been a disaster.
