Western Australia
There are two Australian territories, neither of which is a state: Northern Territory and Australian Capital Territory.
Jasper Gorge is in the Northern Territory, which is an Australian territory and not a state.
Uluru is in the Australian territory of the Northern Territory.
There is no Governor of the Australian Capital Territory. State Governments, as distinct from 'Territory' (ie Australian Capital Territory and Northern Territory) have State Governors who are representatives of the Queen. Australian Capital Territory hasa Chief Minister. Australia has a Governor-General who resides in Canberra, Ms Quentin Bryce.
There are six states, but just two mainland territories in Australia. The Australian Capital Territory has the larger population, with approximately 355 311 in December 2009, while the Northern Territory had a population of only 227,900 in December 2009. The state with the largest population is New South Wales, with 7.23 million in June 2010.
The faunal emblem of the Australian Capital Territory is the Gang Gang Cockatoo.
No Australian state or territory was originally named Palmerston.Palmerston was the original name for the settlement that later became Darwin, now the capital of the Northern Territory.
New South Wales surrounds the Australian Capital Territory. The NSW government ceded land for the new Australian Capital Territory to the Commonwealth Government, and the Australian Capital Territory was founded on 1 January 1911.
Queensland. Which is the second-largest Australian state.
Darwin is the capital city of the Northern Territory of Australia. Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. Perth is located southwest of Darwin.
The smallest Australian state is Tasmania, with an area of 68401 square kilometres . The Australian Capital Territory is smaller, but it is a territory, not a state. Its area is 2358 square kilometres.
Alice Springs and Tennant Creek are not in any Australian state. They are located in the Northern Territory, which is a territory, not a state, of Australia.