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For the purposes of Australian (and joint Australia-New Zealand) intergovernmental bodies, the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory are treated as if they were states. Each state has a governor, appointed by the monarch (currently King Charles III), which by convention he does on the advice of the state premier. [49]
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 The Territory of New Guinea was reconstituted as a United Nations trust territory. [69] 1 November 1947
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands. [N 5] It has a total area of 7,688,287 km 2 (2,968,464 sq mi), making it the sixth-largest country in the world and the largest in Oceania.
Australian territory means one or both of two different things: A specific Territory of Australia (as distinct from the six States of Australia), especially in the capitalised form (i.e. Territory rather than territory) Any area of land or sea under the sovereign control of the Australian government, including the: Australian mainland
Lord Howe Island, a small oceanic island in the Tasman Sea, 600 kilometres (370 mi) east of the Australian mainland; it is the most remote island of Australia to not fall under external territory status Ball's Pyramid; Admiralty Group; Manning River estuary: Cabbage Tree Island; Dumaresq Island; Mitchell's Island; Oxley Island; Merriman Island ...
The Commonwealth of Australia comprises the mainland of the Australian continent, the major island of Tasmania, other nearby islands, and various external territories. [1] Neighbouring countries are Indonesia , East Timor , and Papua New Guinea to the north, the Solomon Islands , Vanuatu , and New Caledonia to the north-east, and New Zealand to ...
Government of Australian states and territories (22 C, 2 P) Proposed states and territories of Australia (3 C, 11 P) Categories by state or territory of Australia (32 C)
Australian Capital Territory: Coat of arms of Canberra [Note 2] Royal bluebell: Gang-gang cockatoo: Brush-tailed rock-wallaby: For the King, the Law and the People: Blue and gold Batocara mitchelli' [8] City of Canberra tartan [Note 3] Symbols of Australian Capital Territory [9] Northern Territory: Coat of arms of the Northern Territory: Sturt ...