The governments from the 6 colonies basically held a summit where they agreed to hold referenda on the issue of Federation. With the exception of Western Australia, they all agreed to federate. Once WA had agreed to join, the constitution was tied up, and the necessary legislation sent back for Britain for Queen Vicky to sign.
We don't take any oath on Australia Day, only to-be citizens of Australia take an oath when they become Australian.
Australia has always been a free country and hopefully will always be one.
Because Australians eat cheese
Australia has Christianity as its main religion.
The first known Australians, excluding the indigenous people of Australia, were the convicts, officers and marines of the First Fleet. However, these people could not be said to be Australians, as they considered themselves British through and through. Whilst the continent received many visitors from other countries prior to British settlement, none of them stayed.Among the British and other permanent settlers in Australia, the term Australian was not applied for decades. In the early years, those born in the country were called "currency lads and lasses". Australia as a country was not formed until 1901, so in effect, there were no Australian citizens until that time.
Australia exports to just about any country in the world.
Mostly Australians get their apples from their own country. They are grown in the cooler areas of the country, such as in Tasmania and the hills area of South Australia.
until Captain Cook found Australia, nobody except the indigineous Australians knew that it was a country. So in some ways it was a country and in others not really.
Australians are people who live in Australia
We don't take any oath on Australia Day, only to-be citizens of Australia take an oath when they become Australian.
You call people living in Australia, Australians.
As a federated country, Australia first fought in the Second Boer War.
Boomerang comes from Australia. Boomerang actually comes from United Kingdom and Ireland.
The Great Depression had a devastating effect on Australia with massive unemployment and hardship for most of the country.
Australia is a mainly christian country. With catholic and church of England in the lead. However Australians are free to practice whatever religion they chose to be a part of.
We gave up on God and became Capitalists instead. Now we tend to worship money and vanity like the rest of the industrialised nations. On another note: Australia was founded on Christianity, and the majority of Australians who profess any religion at all say they are Christians. Australia has, however, become a multicultural country, and thus many people worship different "gods".
Australians