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title: "Australian Federation Act Passed"
year: 1900
country: "Australia"
canonical: "https://recap.at/1900/australian-federation"
slug: "australian-federation"
recapType: "global_event"
startDate: "1900-01-01"
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# Australian Federation Act Passed

> The passage of the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act unified six separate colonies into a federal dominion and established the institutional framework for the modern Australian nation-state.

## Summary

The Federation of Australia was the process by which the six separate British self-governing Australian colonies—New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, and Western Australia—united to form the Commonwealth of Australia, establishing a system of federalism in Australia. The colonies of Fiji and New Zealand were originally part of this process, but they decided not to join the federation.

## Sources

- [Australian federation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federation_of_Australia) - Wikipedia

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