... the Constitution must be decided by a referendum in which the country's citizens are called to vote on whether or not they want such changes to take place. In the regional government, each of Australia's states is administered by a parliament, which consists of a legislative council, and a legislative assembly. The premier is the leader of the political party dominating the legislative assembly ... Coast or V8 super cars roaring through Adelaide. Thrill to the Formula One Grand Prix World Championship in Melbourne. Australia has spawned more than its share of tennis champions. The Austr...

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... eastern seaboard of the continent. New South Wales was later split up into separate colonies beginning with Van Diemen's Land in 1825, Western Australian in 1827, South Australia in 1836, Victoria in 1851 and Queensland in 1859. The law in all the colonies was based on the ... towards Australia becoming a single country rather than separate colonies. The federal constitution determines the powers for making national laws, the basis for our federal government, and how our independent courts operate. There were a number of other steps after Federation, but the next major step was the passi...

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... more such speeches during the 1880s. He addressed a group on 24th October, 1889, with his famous Tenterfield speech, calling for a great national government for all Australians' and calling for K a convention of leading men from all the colonies, delegates appointed by the authority of Parliament, who would ... figures such as Sir Samuel Griffith and Edmund Barton. Sir Henry had also been a writer (with the autobiography Fifty Years in the Making of Australian History) and poet, and had been knighted. Unfortunately, Parkes died before his dream of Federation was realised, but his dedicat...

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... toured New South Wales promoting support for the Federation. He was a representative for his own government and ran for the position in 1901. After being successful, he was stated as the first Australian Prime Minister and the minister for external affairs. During his time as Prime Minister, he ... introduced many machines to help the government. He was knighted in 1903, and he retired in September 1903 after ... of a convention (meeting) in 1891 to plan a constitution (set of rules) for a federated Australia. Parkes has been called 'The father of Australian federation'. John Quick was...

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... troops in Ballarat . This illustrates that both sides realised the conflict would only end in violence. The miners did not know when or how the authorities would attack, and the government troops took the miners by surprise . The clash occurred at four in morning of December 3, 1854 . The result of this violent clash was that 25 diggers were killed and 30 ... were wide, covering the regulations on the fields" . So, the grievances of the diggers were finally addressed. This event is also an important one in Australian history as H. V. Evatt has suggested the importance in his statement "...

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... , the colonial premiers agreed that the voters in each colony should elect delegates for a further convention. • In 1888, colonial leaders agreed to unite in an appeal to the British Government to restrict Chinese immigration to Australia. • In 1889, at Tenterfield, Sir Henry Parkes (again premier of New South Wales) made a stirring speech in favour of Federation. • In the ... awareness of the need for some overall economic policy. • In 1890, as a result of Parke's speech in 1889, a meeting was held in Melbourne. The meeting agreed to hold a national Australian Conventional in Sy...

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... bottles and machinery. Even if there were no human incidents, bushfires would still be started by lightning, as they were for many years before the arrival of humans on the Australian continent. There are Two Main Types of Bushfires Surface fires are low to high intensity fires that burn on the surface on the ground. The tree canopy may be scorched ... and fauna and changes to the atmosphere such as increased levels of CO2 in the air, the creation of large volumes of smoke and ash and localised change in weather. Government and Community Involvement In the 2013 Tasmanian bushfires, more...

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