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Australian Capital Territory and Canberra
The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) is a self-governing internal territory in New South Wales, Australia. Its capital is Canberra where the Parliament House, the High Court, and several government agencies are located.
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What are three reasons why Canberra is the capital?
1. After federation, Australia needed to decide on a capital city.
2. There was rivalry between Sydney and Melbourne.
3. The constitution provided for the location of Australia's capital to be in a different lication.
Australia's two largest cities, Sydney and Melbourne, had been rivals since before the goldrush days. It was therefore decided that the nation's capital should be situated between the two cities. A location was chosen which was 248km from Sydney and 483km from Melbourne, within easy access of both cities. Farming land was taken up for this purpose.
Section 125 of the Constitution of Australia provided that:
"The seat of Government of the Commonwealth shall be determined by the Parliament, and shall be within territory which shall have been granted to or acquired by the Commonwealth, and shall be vested in and belong to the Commonwealth, and shall be in the State of New South Wales, and be distant not less than one hundred miles from Sydney.
Such territory shall contain an area of not less than one hundred square miles, and such portion thereof as shall consist of Crown lands shall be granted to the Commonwealth without any payment therefore. The Parliament shall sit at Melbourne until it meets at the seat of Government."
Which state or territory takes up just 0.03 percent of Australia's land mass?
The Australian Capital Territory has an area of 2,358 sq km, and takes up about 0.03% of Australia's land mass.
Why is Canberra in the news most nights?
Canberra is the capital of Australia and is the center of government. Parliament sits there, and most government departments and officials have their headquarters there.
Why was the construction of Canberra significant?
Because it is the capital city of the country... Seems a tad significant hey?
What preserved historical evidence do you have about the female factories?
Patient files, closed down factories and asylums, descendants of patients, letters, diarys
What was chosen as the nation's first capital?
Canberra has always been Australia's capital. Prior to Canberra, Melbourne was the city where the Parliament met, simply because it was the only city in Australia with a building large enough to house the Parliament.
There is a misconception that Melbourne was Australia's first capitaly city, but it never was.
Canberra became Australia's federal capital.
The Royal Bluebell is the floral emblem of the Australian Capital Territory.
What is the exact location and capital city of Australia?
Canberra is the capital city of Australia.
Canberra is in the Australian Capital Territory which lies in the southeast of the state of New South Wales, and which is completely surrounded by that state.
The city lies 248km from Sydney and 483km from Melbourne, and about 150km inland from the coast. It is bordered by the Brindabella Ranges to the west, while the closest city is Queanbeyan, 10km to the southeast.
Canberra's coordinates are is: Latitude(35D' 30M 0S) and Longitude(149D' 0M 0S).
What is the distance in kilometers from Jindabyne to Cooma?
From Jindabyne to Cooma is a distance of 61 km.
What is the name of an Australian capital starting with the letter v?
No Australian capital cites begin with the letter V. There is one state, however, that begins with V and that is Victoria, the capital of which is Melbourne.
What is the capital of Australia currently?
Australia's capital now is the same as it has always been: Canberra. There is some debate about whether or not Melbourne was once the nation's capital, but it never was. It was merely where the national Parliament met whilst it awaited construction of its own Parliament House in Canberra. Melbourne was never awarded the status of Australian capital.
