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The history of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) as a separate administrative division began in 1911, when the land that would comprise the Territory was transferred from New South Wales to the Australian federal government. The territory contains Australia's capital city Canberra and various smaller settlements.
The Australian Capital Territory is the smallest mainland territory (aside from the Jervis Bay Territory) and covers a total land area of 2,358 km 2 (910 sq mi), slightly smaller than Luxembourg. It is bounded by the Bombala railway line in the east, the watershed of Naas Creek in the south, the watershed of the Cotter River in the west and the ...
Government for the Australian Capital Territory is outlined in Commonwealth legislation; the Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988. [6] Nonetheless, the ACT is governed according to the principles of the Westminster System , a form of parliamentary government based on the model of the United Kingdom .
Significantly, the Australian Capital Territory was granted full self-government in December 1988, when an act passed by Federal Parliament that made the territory a body politic under the Crown was signed by Queen Elizabeth II. On 11 May 1989, following the elections earlier that year, a 17-member Legislative Assembly began sitting at its ...
Largest city in Australia, capital of New South Wales. 1788 Parramatta: New South Wales Second-oldest settlement in Australia. [2] Now a part of the Sydney urban area. 1788 Kingston: Norfolk Island: Island settled as part of the Colony of New South Wales. [3] It is now a separate territory of Australia. 1791 Windsor: New South Wales
The Constitution specified that until this national capital was ready, the Parliament would sit in Melbourne. In 1927, the national capital was finally ready and the national government relocated from its former seat in Melbourne to Canberra within the Australian Capital Territory (or the Federal Capital Territory as it was known at the time).
This category lists articles related to the history of the Australian Capital Territory and the history of Canberra, capital of Australia. Canberra occupies less than 40% of the land area of the Australian Capital Territory, but it contains over 99% of the Territory's population.
The Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands was annexed to the Northern Territory. [66] The Federal Capital Territory was renamed the Australian Capital Territory. [67] 26 August 1942 The Mandate of Nauru was captured by Japan. [68] 14 September 1945 The Japanese garrison in the Mandate of Nauru surrendered. [68] 13 December 1946