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Australia had a government shutdown once. In the end, the queen fired everyone in Parliament. - The Washington Post
![Australia tried its own government shutdown in 1975. The queen was not amused and it never happened again. | The Seattle Times Australia tried its own government shutdown in 1975. The queen was not amused and it never happened again. | The Seattle Times](https://static.seattletimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/2016573972-300x0.jpg)
Australia tried its own government shutdown in 1975. The queen was not amused and it never happened again. | The Seattle Times
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Australia had a government shutdown once. In the end, the queen fired everyone in Parliament. - The Washington Post
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Australian governor who removed PM in 1975 assured of his powers by Queen's office, letters reveal | Euronews
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Australia tried its own government shutdown in 1975. The queen was not amused and it never happened again. | The Seattle Times
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Australia tried its own government shutdown in 1975. The queen was not amused and it never happened again. | The Seattle Times
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Queen was not warned of infamous removal of Australian PM in 1975, letters reveal | The Independent | The Independent
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Australia tried its own government 'shutdown' in 1975. The queen's man in Sydney was not amused, and it never happened again. - The Washington Post
![Australia tried its own government 'shutdown' in 1975. The queen's man in Sydney was not amused, and it never happened again. - The Washington Post Australia tried its own government 'shutdown' in 1975. The queen's man in Sydney was not amused, and it never happened again. - The Washington Post](https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/EI5ACYAMPUI6TDYMN6DYUJRIRI.jpg)
Australia tried its own government 'shutdown' in 1975. The queen's man in Sydney was not amused, and it never happened again. - The Washington Post
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