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Before the switch to standard time zones, each local city or town was free to determine its local time, called local mean time. Now, Western Australia uses Western Standard Time; South Australia and the Northern Territory use Central Standard Time; while New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria, Jervis Bay Territory, and the Australian ...
Australian time zones during daylight-saving time (from southern spring to southern autumn). Daylight saving time (DST) is currently observed in the Australian states of New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, and Victoria, as well as the Australian Capital Territory, Jervis Bay Territory and Norfolk Island.
The issue of the Murrumbidgee was solved in 1821 when Throsby mounted a third expedition and successfully reached the watercourse, on the way providing the first detailed account of the land where the Australian Capital Territory now resides. [15] The last expedition in the region before settlement was undertaken by Allan Cunningham in 1824. [10]
Canberra has been bidding for an Australian Football League club since 1981 when Australian rules in the Australian Capital Territory was more popular. [309] While the league has knocked back numerous proposals, according to the AFL Canberra belongs to the Greater Western Sydney Giants [310] who play three home games at Manuka Oval each season.
Italians introduced espresso coffee and, along with Greeks, helped develop Australia's café culture, of which the flat white and avocado toast are now considered Australian staples. [484] [485] Pavlovas, lamingtons, Vegemite and Anzac biscuits are also often called iconic Australian foods. [486] Australia is a leading exporter and consumer of ...
The Australian Capital Territory Police was created in 1927, [172] the same year the federal government moved to the ACT, [173] with eleven officers. [172] The size of the force grew over subsequent decades with the development of Canberra, and oversaw law and order in the territory until 1979. [174]
The Northern Territory is the part of Australia with the highest rate of incarceration: more than 1,100 per 100,000 people are behind bars, which is greater than five times the national average.
The Districts Ordinance 1966 No. 5 (Cth) became, after the enactment of the Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988, [4] the Districts Act 1966. [5] This Act was subsequently repealed by the ACT Government and the district is now administered subject to the Districts Act 2002. [6]