Polity

Australia

Modern Monarchies

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands. British colonisation began in 1788 with the establishment of the penal colony of New South Wales, and by the mid-19th century five additional self-governing British colonies had been established. The colonies federated in 1901, forming the Commonwealth of Australia, continuing a process of increasing autonomy from the United Kingdom that culminated in the Australia Act 1986. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts

Start Year

1901 1

The lead also names the Australia Act 1986 as the culmination of increasing autonomy from the United Kingdom; 1901 is recorded here as the federation date the lead itself names as forming the Commonwealth of Australia, with 1986 as a further, later constitutional milestone rather than a competing founding date.

Government type (class)

Federation 1

Classification

Status (Extant or Former)

Extant 1

Connections

In Era

The Contemporary Period

Source Wikipedia: Australia

In the Other Atlases

Government Type

Federation

Also in Society and Culture Atlas: the government type of this subject.

Nationals Include

Alexander Rud Mills

Also in Divinity Atlas: a national of this subject.

David Unaipon

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Lucy Cavendish

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Rhonda Byrne

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Rosaleen Norton

Also in Divinity Atlas: a national of this subject.

Alexandra Aikhenvald

Also in Language Atlas: a national of this subject.

A. J. Baker