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FLY TO AU WITH ME……CONTENT1 Federation21.1 Coverment31.2 National Anthem42 Geography43 Climate64 History65 Economy96 Culcture116.1 Arts126.2 Media137 Sports148 Symbol161 FederationThe Commonwealth of Australia was formed in 1901 when six independent British colonies agreed to join together and become states of a new nation.The birth of the nation is often referred to as federation. This is because the Constitution created a federal system of government. Under a federal system, powers are divided between a central government and individual states. In Australia, power was divided between the Australian Government and the six state governments.Australia has six?states: New South ? Wales?(NSW), Queensland?(QLD), South Australia?(SA),?Tasmania(TAS),?Victoria?(VIC) and?Western Australia?(WA)—and two major?mainland?territories—the?Australian Capital Territory?(ACT) and the?Northern Territory?(NT).?1.1 Coverment Australia is a?constitutional monarchy?with a?federal?division of powers. It uses a?parliamentary system?of government ?with?Queen Elizabeth II?at its apex as the? Queen of Australia, a role that is distinct from her position as monarch of the other?Commonwealth realms. The Queen resides in the United Kingdom, and she is represented by her viceroys in Australia (the?Governor-General?at the federal level and by the?Governors?at the state level), who by convention act on the advice of her ministers. Supreme executive authority is vested by the?Constitution of Australia in the sovereign, but the power to exercise it is conferred by the Constitution specifically on the Governor-General.?The most notable exercise to date of the Governor-Generals?reserve powers?outside the Prime Ministers request was the dismissal of the Whitlam Government in the?constitutional crisis of 1975.The federal government is?separated?into three branches:The legislature: the bicameral?/wiki/Parliament_of_AustraliaParliament, defined in section 1 of the constitution as comprising the Queen (repr