[3] The oath is: I, A.B., do swear that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to [His Majesty King Charles the Third, His] heirs and successors according to law.
Traditionally, the oath or affirmation has repeated the swearing of allegiance to the sovereign, although this is not required and every Labor prime minister since Paul Keating has not done so.
[6] The affirmation of office below recited by Anthony Albanese was notable for not mentioning God or the monarch:[7] I, (NAME) do solemnly and sincerely affirm and declare that I will well and truly serve the Commonwealth of Australia, her land and her people in the office of Prime Minister.The oath taken by a member of the navy, army or air force is:[8] I, (name), swear that I will well and truly serve His Majesty King Charles the Third, His Heirs and Successors according to law, as a member of the (insert Royal Australian Navy, Australian Army, or Royal Australian Air Force) ... and that I will resist his enemies and faithfully discharge my duty according to law.
British subjects could become Australian citizens after one year's residence in Australia as an immigrant by registration, and there was no requirement to attend a citizenship ceremony or take an oath of allegiance.
In 1973, the Whitlam government ended the preferential treatment for British subjects from 1 December 1973 and inserted a reference to the "Queen of Australia",[10] to become: I, A.
The first Australian Muslim to be sworn in under the Quran was Ed Husic, a Labor MP, in 2013, which was met with some backlash and Islamophobic abuse on Facebook.