Debates that shaped the nation: Federation fast facts Background information At the end of the 1800s, Australia was divided into six separate colonies instead of being one nation. But people had been talking for years about whether Australia should be one nation, and in the 1890s a series of meetings (called conventions or conferences) was held to discuss federation of the colonies. The Premier of New South Wales, Sir Henry Parkes, had announced in 1889 that the time had come to form a national parliament and government. In 1893, a conference was held in Corowa on the Murray River and attended by politicians from NSW and Victoria, business representatives from Melbourne and people from Victorian branches of the Australian Natives Association, an organisation which wanted federation. There was then a meeting of colonial premiers in 1895 in Hobart and Quick's scheme was accepted by New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania. In 1897, elections were held to choose delegates to attend a convention to draw up a constitution.
Government Australia was one of the first countries to establish democracy in the modern world. In the mid-nineteenth century, Australian colonies set about writing constitutions which produced democratically elected parliaments. From the 1850s to the 1890s, when few other countries in the world were democratic, the Australian colonies progressively established universal male suffrage, and were also among the first to give women the vote. Australian democracy has at its heart the following core defining values: freedom of election and being elected freedom of assembly and political participation freedom of speech, expression and religious belief rule of law other basic human rights. Did you know? Australia is a constitutional monarchy — 'constitutional' because the powers and procedures of the Australian Government are defined by a written constitution and 'monarchy' because Australia's head of state is Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Parliament and Government
Hundreds of topics, all with the same collection Plato’s Allegory of the Cave, Animated: History’s Greatest Parable Exploring the Nature of Reality By Maria Popova “Reality,” wrote Philip K. Dick, “is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn’t go away.” And yet how are we to be sure that what we observe actually is? Some 2,400 years earlier, Plato explored this very question in his famous Allegory of the Cave — perhaps history’s most masterful figurative inquiry into the meaning of life and the nature of reality — found in Book VII of his Republic (free download; public library). From my friends at TED-Ed — who have previously given us wonderful animated distillations of why we love repetition in music, how to detect lying, why bees build perfect hexagons, and how melancholy enhances our creativity — comes this elegant synthesis of Plato’s famous parable, its enduring wisdom, and how it illuminates some of the most fundamental questions about the human experience, from the origin of knowledge to the essence of reality itself. Most people are not just comfortable in their ignorance, but hostile to anyone who points it out.
How to Answer 'Tell Me About Yourself' in a Job Interview #WisdomWednesday This is the most popular blog post of 2014. See the rest of the top 15 here. If you have ever been in an interview, then you have undoubtedly had to answer the “Tell Me About Yourself” question. The way you respond to this question will decide the success of the interview and ultimately whether or not you will get the job. If you can successfully answer the “Tell Me About Yourself” question your chances of getting the job increase tenfold. When answering this question, there are two rules you should consider: Don’t Tell Your Life StoryDo Tell Pertinent Info The first rule is easy enough to follow. The interviewer wants to know about the second rule, but it begs the questions, “What is pertinent info I should share, and how much should I say?” To effectively answer the “Tell Me About Yourself” question, your response should be broken into five categories. Recent professional achievementsEducational achievementsApplicable skillsProfessional goalsReason for interest in the company 1. Don’ts: 2.
Steps to Federation: 1883-1901, Federation and Australia's Constitution, Australia to 1914, SOSE: History Year 9, NSW Introduction For several decades leading up to 1883, the general public and the colonial governments had been discussing ideas which included forming an inter-colonial authority or even federating the six separate colonies. Matters of defence, immigration, trade, transport and national pride were growing in importance on colonial agendas and influencing them to form a united front. After several attempts lasting many years, in 1901 Federation was finally established in Australia. The beginning: 1883 In January 1881, an inter-colonial conference was held in Sydney to discuss the particular issue of customs duties. In November and December of 1883, an Australasian inter-colonial convention was held in Sydney where the six colonies, New Zealand and Fiji met. The Federal Council: 1885 The British Parliament passed the Federal Council of Australasia Act 1885 (UK) on 14 August and after the colonies passed adopting acts, the Federal Council was formed. Parkes and his 'Tenterfield Address': 1889
Levels of government - ABC online education In a land called Australia, three super heroes fight for the people. Federal woman, State man and Local boy. KID CITIZEN: Help help! No one's collected my rubbish for weeks! LOCAL BOY: Never fear, Local boy will keep your bins clear! KID CITIZEN: My school's closing down - can you help!? STATE MAN: Don't worry citizen. KID CITIZEN: I don't have enough money - taxes are too high! FEDERAL WOMAN: Federal woman can fix that. KID CITIZEN: Wow! These three super heroes each have their own unique powers. State and Territory governments control each of Australia's six states and two territories. At the bottom of the list is local government. But the country hasn't always had three levels of government, or three super heroes looking over it, either. STATE MAN: Federal woman! But as the population grew, state governments found it hard to manage all of the responsibilities they still had. LOCAL BOY: I humbly accept these powers. STATE MAN: I think that we should this small road into a highway!
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