Yes, Australia has won the gold medal for Netball at the Commonwealth Games. Netball was first included in the Commonwealth Games in 1998. Australia won the netball Gold at these games. They also won in 2002.
New Zealand won in 2006, and Australia again won gold in the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
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Australia did not win a gold medal at Montreal in 1976. It was this failure that led to the establishment of the Australian Institute of Sport. Australia also failed to win a gold medal at the 1920 Summer Games in Antwerp and the 1936 Summer Games in Berlin. Also, the 1904 Games in St. Louis but they only had two athletes competing.
Through the 2006 Games in Turin, New Zealand has won 1 Winter Olympic medal (silver) and Australia has won 6 (3 gold, 3 bronze).
Since Oceania is not a single country, there is not, nor has ever been, a Queen. Many of the countries, such as Australia and New Zealand, are members of the Commonwealth of Nations and were originally members of the British Empire. For these nations, the recognised Head is currently Queen Elizabeth II. See the Related Question link below.
Sic semper tyrannis - Thus ever to tyrants. It's the motto of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Yes, the 17 gold medals won by Australia in 2004 was the most the Australian team had won in an Olympic Games. It was the 4th most gold medals won by a country at the 2004 Games, behind the United States with 36, China with 32, and Russia with 27.