Yes the Northern Teritory has its own government much in the same way as the states do.
According to the Australian Government's GeoScience website, the Northern Territory covers 17.5% of Australia's area.
One of the major changes resulting from Cyclone Tracy was that the Northern Territory was granted self-government. The difficulties in coordinating the rebuilding efforts for the city made the government aware that Darwin and the Northern Territory needed their own government, instead of being governed entirely from Canberra any more. Because of Tracy, the Northern Territory was given self-government, meaning they had a lot more power in making decisions that affected them.
Australia's Federal government became responsible for the Northern Territory in 1911. Prior to that, the NT was part of South Australia.
According to the Australian Government's GeoScience website, the Northern Territory covers 17.5% of Australia's area.
As of August 2012, the Country Liberal Party holds power in the Northern Territory.
The Northern Territory was originally part of South Australia. On 1 January 1911, the northern half of South Australia was separated and transferred to Commonwealth control and renamed the Northern Territory by the Australian Government.
The head of the government in the Northern Territory is the Chief Minister. In 2010, this is the Hon Paul Raymond Henderson MLA.
One major development which came from the cyclone was that of the Northern Territory's self-government. Until 1974, the Northern Territory had minimal self-government, with a federal minister being responsible for the Territory from Canberra. However, the cyclone and subsequent response highlighted problems with this arrangement that led directly to the decision of Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser to grant the Territory self-government in 1978.
yes and it is run in a similar manner to a state government. it is the same for the ACT
To begin with, the Northern Territory is a territory, not a state. This means it is administered by the Commonwealth Government in Australia. It has its own government, which is led by the Chief Minister, rather than the Premier which the states of Australia each have. However, its laws must ultimately be approved by the Commonwealth Government.
The Northern Territory does not have a Premier. The Chief Minister of the Northern Territory holds a similar position to that of the state premier. As of March 2013, the Chief Minister is Adam Giles. The Member for Braitling, Giles is the first indigenous head of government.
No.Apart from the six states, there are two mainland territories.The two mainland territories are:Northern TerritoryAustralian Capital TerritoryIn addition, there are seven offshore territories:Cocos (Keeling) IslandsChristmas IslandHeard and MacDonald IslandsCoral sea Islands TerritoryAustralian Antarctic TerritoryAshmore and Cartier IslandsNorfolk Island