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Section 124 of the Constitution of Australia provides for the establishment or admission of new states to the federation. The Federal Parliament may also form a new state by separating territory from an existing state, join multiple states or parts of states, or increase, diminish, or otherwise alter the limits of a state, but in each case, it must have the approval of the parliament(s) of the ...
Pages in category "Proposed states and territories of Australia" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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The states originated as separate British colonies prior to Federation in 1901. [2] The Colony of New South Wales was founded in 1788 and originally comprised much of the Australian mainland, as well as Lord Howe Island, New Zealand, Norfolk Island, and Van Diemen's Land, in
Chapter VI of the Constitution of Australia pertains to the admission of new states, alteration of the limits of existing states, and the governance of the territories. Since Federation, no new states have been admitted, although several territories have been admitted to the Commonwealth. [1] [2] There are four sections within this chapter ...
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands. [N 5] It has a total area of 7,688,287 km 2 (2,968,464 sq mi), making it the sixth-largest country in the world and the largest in Oceania.
Each state has its own constitution, [1] which serves as a foundational legal document to govern the state's legislative, executive, and judicial branches. These constitutions are separate from the Australian Constitution , which governs the federal government of Australia; and is also the relevant constitutional document for each of Australia ...
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