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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.
Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese, federal opposition leader Peter Dutton, ambassador to the United States Kevin Rudd, and former prime ministers Scott Morrison and Tony Abbott are among current and former Australian leaders who condemn the attempted assassination former president Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania.
First permanent Australian city. [1] 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 ...
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 ...
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.
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.
Molonglo Valley is a district in the Australian Capital Territory in Australia. The district is subdivided into divisions , sections and blocks and is the newest district of the ACT. The district is planned to consist of thirteen suburbs, planned to contain 33,000 dwellings, with an expected population of between 50,000 [3] and 73,000. [4]