Australia's prime minister Anthony Albanese has announced a 'one off' public holiday to mourn the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Albanese added that he would be travelling to the London with the governor-general, David Hurley, to attend the queen's funeral on Monday.

Albanese also said that Australia wouldn't be holding a referendum on whether Australia should be a republic during his first term in office. In an interview with Sky News Australia on Sunday Albanese said it was not the time to discuss 'questions about our constitution'