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@ Aemilius Adolphin I don't see how MOS:INFOBOXPURPOSE supports the view that the royal anthem shouldn't be in the infobox, apart from perhaps moving the text in the footnote into the main page. It's an option in the template and I don't see it is so irrelevant that the field should be ignored. I don't think it is of lower relevance than other many of the other fields in the infobox. It's also consistent with Canada, New Zealand and many other countries. The anthem is also mentioned immediately after the national anthem on the government page about anthems so its not some technical and obscure trivia. Safes007 ( talk) 06:40, 13 February 2024 (UTC)
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Insert below the National Anthem section of the side bar: 58.110.92.199 ( talk) 23:09, 12 April 2024 (UTC)
Hello all
This section needs a complete rewrite as it is full of unsouced assertions and irrelevant citations. I have marked the sections in need of attention.
Happy to discuss Aemilius Adolphin ( talk) 23:14, 10 May 2024 (UTC)
This chapter requires your attention dear Wikipedia. There are so many mistakes. percentages - do you know what it is 100%? It doesn’t add up what is written here. 49.190.240.166 ( talk) 07:27, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
I suggest that we add a "native languages" section in the Infobox like what is in the Infobox in the article about India. In this section it would say "250 languages" wiki linked to the Australian Aboriginal languages article. Would do you think? Zakary2012 ( talk) 08:37, 26 June 2024 (UTC)
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Add Oxford comma to the note about territory claimed in Antarctica. 64.189.18.51 ( talk) 16:46, 26 June 2024 (UTC)
I have reverted this as Oxford commas are not used in Australian English except to avoid ambiguity. Also on my reading the article does not consistently use oxford commas.
Just to be clear: I think this needs to be discussed. As with most articles, you will probably find that it has not been used consistently. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Aemilius Adolphin ( talk • contribs) 21:55, 26 June 2024 (UTC)
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Change listed Governor-General from David Hurley to Sam Mostyn following Governor-General Mostyn’s swearing in today. Ted86 ( talk) 00:35, 1 July 2024 (UTC)