Oceania

===Australia===
{{Main|Politics of Australia}}
[[File:Prince Charles 2012.jpg|thumb|upright=0.7|Charles is [[Head of the Commonwealth]] and King of five Oceanian countries: Australia, New Zealand, [[Papua New Guinea]], [[Solomon Islands]] and [[Tuvalu]].]]
Australia is a [[federalism|federal]] [[parliamentary system|parliamentary]] [[constitutional monarchy]]<ref name="ausparliwork" /> with [[Charles III]] at its apex as the [[Monarchy of Australia|King of Australia]], a role that is distinct from his position as monarch of the other [[Commonwealth realm]]s. The King is represented in Australia by the [[Governor-General of Australia|Governor-General]] at the federal level and by the [[Governors of the Australian states|Governors]] at the state level, who by convention act on the advice of his ministers.<ref name="Davison pp287–8" /><ref name="govgenaus" /> There are two major political groups that usually form government, federally and in the states: the [[Australian Labor Party]]<!-- NOTE TO EDITORS: The name of the party is spelt "Labor" (i.e., no "u") even though the usual Australian spelling is "labour". --> and the [[Coalition (Australia)|Coalition]] which is a formal grouping of the [[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal Party]] and its minor partner, the [[National Party of Australia|National Party]].<ref name="glosselec" /><ref name="statepar" /> Within Australian political culture, the Coalition is considered [[centre-right]] and the Labor Party is considered [[centre-left]].<ref name="govpol2013" /> The [[Australian Defence Force]] is by far the largest military force in Oceania.<ref name="defenceann" />