Australia has a federal form of government, with a national government for the Commonwealth of Australia and individual state governments (those of New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia, and Tasmania). Each state has a constitution, and its government exercises a...
At least 60,000 years before European explorers sailed into the South Pacific, the first Aboriginal explorers had arrived from Asia, and by 20,000 years ago they had spread throughout the mainland and its chief island outlier, Tasmania. When Captain Arthur Phillip of the British Royal Navy ...
Throughout the 19th century, Australia was transformed with the arrival of free settlers and the discovery of gold, fueling economic growth and population growth.The six British colonies -New South Wales,Victoria,Queensland,South Australia,Western AustraliaandTasmania- gradually gained self-government. ...
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Australia is divided into six states and three internal territories; South Australia, New South Wales, Victoria, Western Australia, Queensland, and Tasmania Most Popular Cities in Australia: RankCityStatePopulation in 2019 1SydneyNSW5,312,163
of the continent had been occupied, including the southwest and southeast corners (Tasmaniabecame an island when sea levels rose sometime between 13,500 and 8,000 years ago, thus isolating Aboriginal people who lived there from the mainland) as well as the highlands of the island ofNew Guinea...
Tourismis very important to the Pacific Ocean islands. Attractions include fine beaches, good fishing and boating, and local customs and crafts. French Polynesia, Guam, Hawaii, Fiji, and New Zealand have the most developed tourist sectors, but many of the other islands place a priority on devel...
After 26 years as a British penal colony, with a maximum of 1,100 convicts and free settlers, the island was abandoned in 1814 and the population removed mostly to Van Diemen’s Land (now Tasmania). Reestablished as a penitentiary (1825–55) for the reception of the most desperate ...