Federation In Australian History

On the 1st of January 1901, six British colonies were legalised by the British parliament to govern as a part of the Australian Federation. With the legalisation of unification also held the birth of national independence of Australia. Under a federal system, powers were divided between a central government and several regional governments. Power was divided between the federal government and the governments of the six colonies, which were renamed 'states' by the Constitution. One of the first pieces of legislation passed in the new Federal Parliament was the Immigration Restriction Act. Now known as the infamous White Australia Policy. This immigration restriction made it significantly difficult for Asians and Pacific Islanders to migrate to Australia.

In the Australian constitution the Queen holds the executive power and also has legislative power. The Governor General is appointed by the Queen and is also the commander-in-chief. Another difference between the two countries is the Australian judicature. The High Court of Australia does not have the power of judicial review. Ultimately, in Australia the parliament and the prime minister have the complete power.

Essay: Federation of Australia By Tristan Scheirs

Defence
A very important reason why Australia decided to become a nation (having a federal government) was because of an inadequate defence force. Each of the six colonies in Australia had their own military force. But when it came to patrolling the extensive Australian coastline, they had to rely on the British navy to fulfil that task. Due to there being a number of countries such as Germany, France, and Russia who had colonised parts of the Pacific, there was a growing fear that one of them could have attacked Australia. There was a report released by British Major - General Sir J Bevan Edwards in 1889, states the individual colonies of Australia did not have enough soldiers,

In this essay, it will be seen that the expansion of the external affairs power since Federation reflects Australia’s growing independence from a Dominion of the United Kingdom and its transition into nationhood.

To introduce, Australia was country solely owned and run by Britian until 1901, the year of Australian federation, from 6 separate self-governing colonies to one, on the 26th day of January 1901. ’While Federation was not perfect, it was a system (of both laws and beliefs) that enabled Australia to flourish.’ The question itself represents the states coming together as one uniting nation. The laws, the beliefs, the privileges and the embellishment of the phrase gives you a sense of welcoming into the history of Australian federation.

There are several similarities contained within the preambles of the Australian and United States constitutions. Immediately, they both tell of the people and their states which will be affected and governed by the constitution which follows. Next, they say they have agreed to come together to create a union of some form. In addition, they both end the opening of the

During the late 1700-1800s australia was made up of separate colonies, a country struggling to stay intact, low food supply and numerous convicts entering Australia. Throughout the 1700-1800s sutian reform changes have allowed the thriving development of Australia to be a completed country, such as the wool industry and gold rush.

Federation in Australia was a big Debate at the time in the 1890’s some states wanted it to happen and some didn’t. They were also 6 different colonies being the same as they are today except for the ACT, South Australia, Northern Territory (as it was a part of South Australia) and Tasmania as they had not legislated for single-member electorates.

     Australia’s form of government has been described as a constitutional monarchy, in which the queen of England is the nominal head of state. In the federal government, power rests with the elected political party that holds the majority in the House of Representatives. The leader is the prime minister. The Senate consists of 76 members who are elected every six years. The House of Representatives has 147 members and they face elections every three years. Any laws that involve changes to 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.

On the 1st of January Australia became an independent nation when all the six colonies of Australia were allowed, by the British Parliament, to govern in their own right as part of the Commonwealth of Australia. On the 1st of January 1901 Australia went from being six separate colonies to one nation. This is known as federation. All six colonies agreed to become a nation. If we were to change the date of Australia Day I think that 1st of January would be a perfect date.

Before 1901 Australia did not exist as a nation. It was a collection of six colonies which were Victoria, Queensland, New South Wales, South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania. During the 1850’s the idea of forming a nation was not very popular. It was not until the 1880’s, that people began to be more concerned about uniting the colonies due to the possible advantages. There are numerous reasons of uniting a nation but there is three major reasons of why Australia wanted to federate. One of the key reasons of Federation was to achieve a united defence force which could better protect citizens. Being invaded by non-white immigrants was another major factor which encouraged people to support federation. By uniting, Australia could implement

The justice system of Australia was originally developed on 1 January 1901, this was named the constitution. The organised system of law which is now enforced in Australia originated from a series of British statuses, when they colonised Australia. Although the laws of Australia is now different from the United Kingdom in many respects, from the beginnings of the settlement; the underlying patterns of thought reflect the common law traditions which were originally received from Britain of the time. The constitution has 128 sections which covers everything from the structure and power of federal, state and local government, to the establishment of the High Court of Australia, High Court more powerful than District Court. There are

Established in New South Wales, the first Constitution Act was the Australian Constitutions Act 1842 (UK). This Act introduced the idea of a legislative council, but still short on explaining about the responsibility. Thus, the UK Parliament passed Australian Constitution Act 1850 (UK) to overcome the need of responsible government. After that, the final constitution bill then approved

The Commonwealth Constitution was associated with the idea of limits on government’s power, and the six Australian colonies needed such Constitution to create and describe their own relations with the new national government upon federation. These incidents indicate that the Commonwealth Constitution upheld the parliamentary sovereignty and prevented the occurrence of arbitrary powers by the

On 1 January 1901, the six colonies became a Federation, and the Commonwealth of Australia was formed. Since federation, Australia has maintained a stable liberal democratic political system and remains a Commonwealth Realm. The capital city is Canberra, located in the Australian Capital Territory. The current national population is around 20.6 million people, and is concentrated mainly in the large coastal cities of Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, and Adelaide.