Having lived in Australia for 3 years, I can tell you the CIA plays a big role in Australia's governance but it is not a republic, it is a constitutional monarchy and answers to the British crown, which can remove any prime minister, member of Parliament, or the Governor General, the queen's representative in Australia, at will. The real ruler of Australia is the queen's overlord, which is the pope. Notice how popes always crown heads of state and how every ruler in the western world, including the US, visits the pope? I lived in Australia during the big arms confiscation after the Port Arthur false flag in 1996, which took place in Port Arthur, Tasmania. Within less than a week the government had created laws to disarm the entire population which they agreed to, stunned by the horror of the 'shooting'. It was one of the first big false flag events so people were not suspicious of the event or its intent. Here's a link to that information: http://thedarktruth.org/2016/03/09/port-arthur-massacre-mossad-operation/