The United Kingdom has a monarchy, however, the queen/king has no real power anymore. They are simply just for "display". The U.K has a democratic system, a parlimentrary system, to be exact. When combining a democracy and a monarchy, you get a constutional monarchy, and Australia and New Zealand are both under this type of government.
The Cenozoic period began with the 65 million years ago and continuous till today and is composed of the modern-day inhabitants and is also known as the age of mammals and these were as the hornless rhinos and flight less dinosaurs.