I am getting a feeling that simonm is 60+
I'm not in my sixties, I'm only 27.

I obviously didn't make my irony blatant enough.

What is the whole point in Australia being "linked with the monarch". We Australians, should have free access to every country under the monarch.
Well I think you'll find that British people going over to Australia need visa's as well.

...cannot believe you would be silly enough to leave these sunny shores for the bleak monotony of England
The weather is bleak but I still hold that Britain is one of the most beautiful countries in the world!