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FLY TO AU WITH ME…… CONTENT  TOC \o 1-3 \h \z \u  HYPERLINK \l _Toc400521289 1 Federation  PAGEREF _Toc400521289 \h 2  HYPERLINK \l _Toc400521290 1.1 Coverment  PAGEREF _Toc400521290 \h 3  HYPERLINK \l _Toc400521291 1.2 National Anthem  PAGEREF _Toc400521291 \h 4  HYPERLINK \l _Toc400521292 2 Geography  PAGEREF _Toc400521292 \h 4  HYPERLINK \l _Toc400521293 3 Climate  PAGEREF _Toc400521293 \h 6  HYPERLINK \l _Toc400521294 4 History  PAGEREF _Toc400521294 \h 6  HYPERLINK \l _Toc400521295 5 Economy  PAGEREF _Toc400521295 \h 9  HYPERLINK \l _Toc400521296 6 Culcture  PAGEREF _Toc400521296 \h 11  HYPERLINK \l _Toc400521297 6.1 Arts  PAGEREF _Toc400521297 \h 12  HYPERLINK \l _Toc400521298 6.2 Media  PAGEREF _Toc400521298 \h 13  HYPERLINK \l _Toc400521299 7 Sports  PAGEREF _Toc400521299 \h 14  HYPERLINK \l _Toc400521300 8 Symbol  PAGEREF _Toc400521300 \h 16  1 Federation The 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 Unite