London (AFP) - Australia is holding up changes to the royal succession laws that would end the practice where sons take precedence over daughters, a British government minister said Wednesday.
The 16 Commonwealth realms which share the same royal family -- including Britain, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Jamaica -- must all pass an identical law before the changes can come into effect, unless UK legislation covers it for them.
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