• ms.lane@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    Directly via the Crown in Australia, none.

    Though it’s largely considered The Queen was involved in dismissing Gough Whitlam in 1975.

    Usually it’s just the typical double-dissolution where after having a number of bills passed in the lower house (house of representatives) but rejected in the upper house (senate), the Prime Minister can petition the Governor General (representative of and to the Crown when the Monarch isn’t in Australia) to dissolve both houses and call for fresh elections.