Talk:Opposition (Australia)

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Rename?

If the former title is "no longer used", then why is it the article title? I think we should have some sort of citation before using "Her Majesty's Loyal. . .", since I certainly have never encountered such a usage anywhere, not even in formal contexts.

See below @ "Hyper-officialese: Her Majesty’s Loyal Opposition". -- Jack of Oz ^[Talk] 08:38, 26 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Why does NZ and Canada for instance has a list of Opposition Leaders in this encycylopedia while this article does not for Australia.

...because we have

List of Australian Opposition Leaders. Ambi 06:26, 25 May 2005 (UTC)[reply

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• (various points about scholarship) but the titles should represent common usage.
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Thus the page move. Tannin 09:12, 25 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Is "opposition" really some sort of offical term? Isn't it just part of convention?220.253.12.86 08:18, 2 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

A lot of things in the parliamentary system are both "official" and convention. As far as this goes, yes, the Opposition is an official body - it receives resources and funding, and the Leader of the Opposition has an official position in the Order of Precedence. In Parliament House, there is a Government Party Room and an Opposition Party Room.

An example is the Queensland Parliament - up until a week ago the Liberal and National parties were not in coalition, so the position of "official" opposition went to the Nationals alone.

speak up! 09:48, 2 October 2005 (UTC)[reply

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The Liberals and the Nationals in Queensland are now in coalition again, so I presume that together they form the Opposition. I've changed the document to suit. Black Regent 18:02, 23 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The last time someone objected to this terminology, the editor who changed it back said her majesty's most loyal opposition. it's official. if you dont like it please gain consensus.

Well, I don't like it. That may be what the UK Opposition is formally known as, but not all Westminster terminology has translated to the Australian context. I've never come across this wording in any official document, and that includes legislation. We tend to hear it from traditionalist organisations (monarchists, RSL, etc; John Howard used it in 2009, but that can surely be put down to intentional use of what we might call generous language).

Loyal opposition says that in Australia the phrase "is also employed in state legislatures". I'd venture that it's used officially only in those places (if at all), but never in the federal context. That I've ever heard of.

Here's an extract from the current (6th) edition of Odgers' House of Representatives Practice. The only reference to the term "Her Majesty’s Loyal Opposition" is at footnote 217 on page 78, which refers to the sentence "The recognition of ‘Her Majesty’s Opposition’ in Britain is believed to have originated in the early 19th century", and says "The term ‘Her Majesty’s Loyal Opposition’ was also used" (note the use of past tense). -- Jack of Oz ^[Talk] 08:38, 26 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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