Does Australia Pay the Royal Family? | AUSPOL EXPLAINED

Australia has King Charles III as their sovereign and monarch - so does that mean part of the money that funds the royal family come from Australia? Do we pay the King something out of our taxes? Well in this episode I explain where the royal family gets its money from as well as much/little Australia pays (and when).

Just so you know this does contain footage of Hugh Jackman's abs. This is either a warning, or to entice you, whichever feels most appropriate to your viewing experience.

Auspol Explained would like to acknowledge the Whadjuk Nyoongar people and their Elders as the owners and custodians of the Land that the episode was recorded and edited on. This Land was stolen and never ceded. It always was and always will be Aboriginal Land.

[chegayvara]

President of Ireland (smaller in size and population, but a model republicans point to) costs the Irish more than 4 million euros a year so its still a bargain anyway.

[damienkramer]

3:45. Less than $1 million? Those are rookie numbers

[brontewcat]

Here is a thought- according to the Economist of the 24 full democracies in the world, 11 are monarchies. Monarchies are about 21% of legal systems in the world. So in the democracy stakes constitutional monarchies punch above their weight.

Ironic isn’t it?

[MrAnediet]

Don't we spend money when foreign dignitaries visit ? (Presidents, Prime Ministers etc)
Which means even if Australia becomes a republic, if they were to visit (in their capacity as the British monarch), we would still have to pay ?

[christopheroleary]

Royal visits are events for the public hosted by the Aus government in Australia. They aren't for the benefit of the royals, but for the public who participate in them. $1 Million might sound like a lot for everyday people, but in terms of a series of events hosted over 10 days across the country for the general public, it's peanuts. The Aus government only hosts these events because they draw crowds and attention. If nobody showed up, they probably wouldn't bother.

[JadawinL]

A Head of State that lives on the other side of the world, visits once a decade and that is forbidden to interfere in our politics is a blessing that most nations don't have.
One thing to note: The Australian taxpayers were mentioned - because we pay for the visits. If the crown in the UK is funded from the Sovereign Grant (% of income from the royal estates) as well as personal funds of the part of the whole sheebang do the British taxpayers pay for? Their media is full of stories about the "cost" of maintaining a royal family - is there a major part of the cost of the royal family you left out? Why do British taxpayers complain?

[algardaus]

Having a president would cost far more, would make them a political appointment rather an apolitical and only turn us into bogan USA.

[guyh]

Australian Governors-General are a lot cheaper to maintain, and with the odd exception, much less controversial than the Royal family and elected Presidents. Prince Harry? Prince Andrew? Donald Trump?
The system here is not broken so there is no ground swell of opinion to fix it.

[jamesellis]

It’s the best financial deal for a head of state that we’ll ever get.

[peterbumper]

Not counting the costs in preparing the city. On her last visit to Victoria, the Queen came to our town. A park which she would drive past got a cleanup (bushes removed) the local botanical gardens had council employees jumping on branches to make sure they were stable

[Pinderlpaul]

Monarchy is cheaper than a republic, even for the countries that pay directly. Much better off with a monarchy, for absolute sure. Check the data on democracy, happiness index, governance, freedom…

[gammamaster]

As some others have pointed out, a lot of these costs would also be paid if a foreign head of state were to visit. I'd also add that the taxpayer in Britain also has to pay for similar visits around Britain, in terms of security costs and so on. The monarchy gets back its 15 percent of the crown estate profits to fund certain occasions. I see no reason why any of the other expenses not covered by that 15% (think security, local govt expenses, soldiers wages on ceremonial occasions) can't be seen to be paid for out of the remaining 85%. It all goes into and comes out of the treasury pot.

[Albanach-jenk]

Can I ask why is Charles the 3rd or Liz the 2nd of OZ when there was no Australia in the 16th century or the 18th .
Do still consider your English?

[albertmillerelectricbooga]

How much bigger would the office of the Governor General become if it became a Presidency if the powers remain the same and it's an appointed or indirectly elected office without a huge campaign trail? I would be fine shelling out a little more just to no longer be under a foreign empire though it's never gonna be a real top priority of other Aussies for a while

[MrMomo]

Occasionally, they get given a diamond broach or something, which they seem to appreciate. NZ gave The Queen a silver fern broach, Canada gave a maple leaf one, and, we gave a wattle broach to wear when they visit. First Royal to visit was Prince Alfred, who got shot in the back on Clontarf beach. He survived and the public raised money to build RPA Hospital to celebrate. Politicians and Judges get full wage indexed pensions, even for the life of a surviving spouse. Last time I looked it up, that was $650k per year, untaxed. Public servants, like the lady who oversaw Robodebt, an illegal debt averaging scheme for welfare recipients, ware being paid $900k pa.

[jaemaster]

I'd like to see the royals pay for their expense out of their own pockets. And whenever Hollywood celebrities come and visit, they should too.

[dennisadlig]

I'm so glad you're consistently making videos

[Matthew-zyhw]

I'm personally okay.Having the royal family come and visit.I certainly prefer that over Any american president

[electricVGC]

I would much prefer we get rid of the governors and governor general and not replace them with a president or anything, and save the greater and more consistent cost they imposem

[LynHolmes-gysg]

Sad 😢 putting down the King none of your business.. royal family