There were a number of reasons why Australia's colonies federated.
Australia has been a federation since January 1, 1901. There is continuing debate over whether Australia should become a republic, with a president appointed by votes from both houses of Parliament replacing the current British monarch as head of state in Australia.
Australia was a continent, all which was controlled by British interests Each state was a country in its own right. By federating the states were able to streamline trade both among each other and imports as well as exports. it was not in Australia's inters as a whole to have different laws re trade, import and export Australia is also culturally isolated and finds itself among neighbors that can in the long run prove to be a threat, therefore in order to be able to afford to put up a good military front federation was also a good idea.
There were a number of reasons why the British colonies in Australia federated.
We didn't 'need' to as such, it however was a logical progression in the evolution of the continent.
The colonies that were a part of Australia before federation were: Western Australia Queensland South Australia New South Wales Victoria Tasmania
The colonies of Australia, prior to Federation, were the same as the six states now:New South WalesTasmaniaQueenslandSouth AustraliaVictoriaWestern Australia
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.
Six colonies that became the states were established in Australia on the following dates. these all became states of Australia with federation in 1901. # New South Wales in 1786, # Tasmania (formerly Van Diemen's Land in 1825, # Western Australia in 1829, # South Australia in 1834, # Victoria in 1851 # Queensland in 1859.
before Australia became a federation it was 6 british colonies
Western Australia was the last of the colonies to agree to Federation. Whie Premier's objections were based on the distance from the eastern states and the trade centres of Australia.
The colonies that were a part of Australia before federation were: Western Australia Queensland South Australia New South Wales Victoria Tasmania
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The colonies of Australia, prior to Federation, were the same as the six states now:New South WalesTasmaniaQueenslandSouth AustraliaVictoriaWestern Australia
I take it that your referring to federation which was the 1st of January in 1901. This was the unification of the colonies into a federation of states.
The various colonies were federated on 1st of January, 1901, forming the Commonwealth of Australia.
There are no longer colonies of Australia. Prior to federation of the colonies in 1901, the colonies of Australia were New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania. These are now known as states.
The last colony to agree to join the Australian Federation was Western Australia, because they felt cut off from Australia as their main city, Perth, was one of the furthest away from any other of the big cities.
Sir Henry Parkes was known as the Father of Federation in Australia. This was because he was a vocal advocate of federation of the Australian colonies.
Australia had there own colonies before federation they had there own rules and they ustoo live seperate to ech country or state
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.
The colonies became a federation forming the Commonwealth of Australia on January 1, 1901.