Queen's visit leaves Australian republic a distant dream

SYDNEY (Reuters) - When the Queen arrives in Australia next week, protocol says she should be addressed as Queen of Australia -- something that will grate with republicans who want to sever ties with Britain and appoint an Australian president.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://mf.feeds.reuters.com/c/871/f/415342/s/192d470d/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Queen%27s+visit+leaves+Australian+republic+a+distant+dream&link=http%3A%2F%2Fuk.reuters.com%2Farticle%2F2011%2F10%2F11%2Fuk-australia-queen-idUKTRE79A0NO20111011%3FfeedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DtopNews" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Queen%27s+visit+leaves+Australian+republic+a+distant+dream&link=http%3A%2F%2Fuk.reuters.com%2Farticle%2F2011%2F10%2F11%2Fuk-australia-queen-idUKTRE79A0NO20111011%3FfeedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DtopNews" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/115632860663/u/0/f/415342/c/871/s/192d470d/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/115632860663/u/0/f/415342/c/871/s/192d470d/a2.img" border="0"/></a> [More]

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