The Federation occured because it was just easier for Australians.Before federation each Australian colony (state) had its own government therefore having its own laws, defence force, railway lines, postage stamps,common trade (value of goods) etc. It caused several problems for people because if they had different railway lines you would have to stop the train where the railway lines changed and unload then load on another train. So it was simply easier to have one nation with the same laws etc.
See the related question for more details on why Federation was considered a good idea.
There is no easily determined date on which Australian federation started. It was a movement that gained momentum over several decades, fed by patriotic Australian literature and articles.
However, a defining point in the push for Federration came with Sir Henry Parkes's "Tenterfield Oration". This was delivered on 24 October 1889, at the Tenterfield School of Arts. In this speech, Parkes advocated the Federation of the six Australian colonies, and the campaign gained momentum up until the actual date of Federation, on 1 January 1901.
Australia's federation occurred on 1 January 1901.
Prior to 1901, Australia was made up of six self-governing colonies; New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Queensland, Western Australia and Tasmania. On 1 January 1901, federation of the colonies was achieved and the Commonwealth of Australia was proclaimed. Australia's first Governor-General, John Hope, made the proclamation at Centennial Park in Sydney. Australia's first Prime Minister was Edmund Barton.
1 January 1901 was the day the Australian states officially federated and the nation of Australia was born.
The states of Australia federated in 1901 :)
Australia became a federation in the year 1901
1 January 1901.
It started when Sir Henry Parkes died
Federation occurred in Australia in 1901.
Yes. South Australia voted in favour of federation.
The various colonies were federated on 1st of January, 1901, forming the Commonwealth of Australia.
Aborigines, ironically, had absolutely no political status at the time of Australia's federation.
By the time Australia became a Federation the states that made up what was to become Australia were already democratic entity's in their own right. So federation was just another step in these entity's forging a stronger hold over the territory they had conquered.
1st of January, 1901
By agreeing to trade, travel, become a nation and more benifts
All of Australia's states became states of the Commonwealth of Australia at Federation, which occurred on 1 January 1901.
Panepirotic Federation of Australia was created in 1982.
Australia's Federation Guard was created in 2000.
Congregational Federation of Australia was created in 1995.
A federation is the joining of the states to become one nation. This happened in the early 1800s in Australia when the colonies decided that it would be easier to become one nation. There is no way to know the exact number of people who were involved in the federation at that time.