You had it right in obtaining your freedom from Great Britain. We're still part of the monarchy, beholden to the Queen.
I light a firecracker in your honour !

Thanks for the good wishes! Feel free to hold parties in our honor. All of my Australian friends from college were great party goers. Talk about your national holidays a bit more and maybe we will start holding parties for our Aussie cousins. Any excuse for a party is most welcome! As to the Queen, she seems an all right sort, our problem was with her umpty umpth great uncle. The Commonwealth system does leave you at the mercy of some highly questionable political ideas. If you decide to shed that, we will still be friends.

You had it right in obtaining your freedom from Great Britain. We're still part of the monarchy, beholden to the Queen.
I light a firecracker in your honour !

Thank you! Actually having seen the spirit of Aussies I am a little surprised that tie still exists.