Australia severs ties with Britain

In a hotly contested vote, a small majority in the Australian parliament decided that the country should leave the British Empire. The last few remnants of British legal rule have been declared null and void. the Australian leader has already signed the decision into law, thereby bypassing the long-standing legal tradition of Royal Assent being granted by the Governor-General and turning Australia into a fully sovereign nation. Parliament also voted to form a Constitutional Committee, which will discuss and advise on changes that will be made to the Constitution to remove all traces of British intervention into Australian affairs.