Governor-General of Australia

The governor-general of Australia was the representative of the monarch, in Australia. between 1 January 1901 and 2019. The Commonwealth of Australia was founded as a self-governing Dominion of the British Empire in 1901 and the office of governor-general was established as the representative of the monarch. 118 years later the country declared itself a republic and the historic link with the British monarchy was broken. The office of governor-general was abolished.