What is the federation of Australia?
Q: What is the federation of Australia?
A: The federation of Australia was the way that the six separate British colonies of New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia joined together to become one country.
Q: When did the Constitution of Australia come into force?
A: The Constitution of Australia came into force on 1st January 1901.
Q: How long did people try to get the colonies to join together in a federation of Australia?
A: People had been trying to get the colonies to join together in a federation of Australia during the 1850s and 1860s.
Q: Who was the main person who supported the idea of a federation of Australia?
A: Sir Henry Parkes, Premier of New South Wales, was the main person supporting the idea of federation of Australia.
Q: Which countries were going to be part of the federation of Australia but decided not to join?
A: Fiji and New Zealand were going to be part of the federation of Australia but decided not to join the federation.
Q: Who was put in charge as Prime Minister of Australia soon after the federation happened?
A: Sir Edmund Barton was put in charge as Prime Minister of Australia soon after the federation happened.
Q: Who won the first Australian election as Prime Minister after the federation of Australia?
A: Barton won the first Australian election as Prime Minister after the federation of Australia.
