Edmund Barton, the first Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Australia, led the Protectionist Party.
South Australia's first Parliament was in 1857.
Australia First Party was created in 1996.
The Parliament of Australia, officially known as The Parliament of the Commonwealth, was founded in 1901. The first parliament met in Melbourne, Victoria.
Canberra.
In Australia, the first Federal Parliament sat on 9 May 1901.
Old Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, was first opened on 9 May 1927.
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Australia federated in 1901, elections were held for the first parliament soon after and the opening of the first federal parliament took place on May 9 1901 in the Royal Exhibition Building in melbourne.
In Australia, the first Federal Parliament sat in Melbourne on 9 May 1901. Melbourne was never the nation's capital, but it was the only city with a building large enough - the Royal Exhibition Building - to house the Federal Parliament.
Edmund Barton spent 20 years in state politics before taking on the Role of Australia's first Prime minister. He was Australia's first Prime Minister from 1 / Jan /1901 to 24 / Sept / 1903.
In Australia, the first Federal Parliament sat in Melbourne on 9 May 1901. Melbourne was never the nation's capital, but it was the only city with a building large enough to house the Federal Parliament.
The Greens Party in Australia does run for federal electorates. Until 2010, however, the Greens Party had never been elected into the lower house of Parliament.