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The Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory are usually treated as states. Each state has a governor. This governor is chosen by the Queen, but she chooses the person on the advice of the state Premier. The Administrators of the Northern Territory and of Norfolk Island are chosen by the Governor-General.
The Laws of Australia is an encyclopaedia of the laws of Australia. Published by Lawbook Co. ( Westlaw ), it is one of the two foremost legal encyclopaedias in Australia, the other being Halsbury's Laws of Australia by LexisNexis.
Demographics of Australia. The population of Australia is estimated to be 27,226,700 as of 3 June 2024. [1] Australia is the 56th [2] most populous country in the world and the most populous Oceanian country. Its population is concentrated mainly in urban areas, particularly on the Eastern, South Eastern and Southern seaboards, and is expected ...
Simeon Lord – pioneer merchant and magistrate in Australia. Nathaniel Lucas – one of the first convicts on Norfolk Island, where he became Master carpenter, later farmed successfully, built windmills, and was Superintendent of carpenters in Sydney. John Mitchel – Irish nationalist.
The Australian Government, also known as the Commonwealth Government or the Federal Government, is the national government of the Commonwealth of Australia, a federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy. The executive government consists of the prime minister and other ministers that currently have the support of a majority of members of the ...
Victoria (commonly abbreviated as Vic) is a state in southeastern Australia. It is the second-smallest state, with a land area of 227,444 km 2 (87,817 sq mi); the second-most-populated state (after New South Wales ), with a population of over 6.7 million; [4] and the most densely populated state [10] in Australia (29.5 per km 2 ). Victoria is bordered by New South Wales to the north and South ...
Australia has a wide variety of climates due to its large geographical size. The largest part of Australia is desert or semi-arid. Only the south-east and south-west corners have a temperate climate and moderately fertile soil. The northern part of the country has a tropical climate, varying between grasslands and desert.
