text: Queen Elizabeth II arrives in Australia for 15th visit
  
  March 13, 2006 
  
  Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Phillip arrived in Australia yesterday for a five-day tour which includes the opening of the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, the Queen's 15th visit of her reign and her first since 2002. 
  Their tour began when they landed at Fairburn Air Force Base in Canberra where they received a state welcome, attended by Prime Minister John Howard, Governor-General Major General Michael Jeffery and several hundred well-wishers. The couple accepted flowers and chatted with the crowd for a few minutes before being driven off in a black Rolls Royce. 
  The Queen and Prince Philip spent last night at Government House before beginning official duties in Sydney today. In Sydney, they will officially open the new colonnade of Sydney Opera House and receive a 21 gun salute.
tokens: Queen Elizabeth II arrives in Australia for 15th visit March 13 , 2006 Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Phillip arrived in Australia yesterday for a five - day tour which includes the opening of the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne , the Queen 's 15th visit of her reign and her first since 2002 . Their tour began when they landed at Fairburn Air Force Base in Canberra where they received a state welcome , attended by Prime Minister John Howard , Governor - General Major General Michael Jeffery and several hundred well - wishers . The couple accepted flowers and chatted with the crowd for a few minutes before being driven off in a black Rolls Royce . The Queen and Prince Philip spent last night at Government House before beginning official duties in Sydney today . In Sydney , they will officially open the new colonnade of Sydney Opera House and receive a 21 gun salute .
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