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In the self-governing territories, the Australian Parliament retains the full power to legislate, and can override laws made by the territorial institutions, which it has done on rare occasions. [4] For the purposes of Australian (and joint Australia-New Zealand) intergovernmental bodies, the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital ...
The last non-Australian governor of an Australian state was Rear Admiral Sir Richard Trowbridge, who was governor of Western Australia from 1980 to 1983. Davis McCaughey , born in Northern Ireland, was not an Australian citizen at the time his appointment as governor of Victoria was announced in 1985, [ 1 ] but was a long-time resident of ...
Premier of South Australia. List of premiers of South Australia by time in office; Premier of Tasmania. List of premiers of Tasmania by time in office; Premier of Victoria. List of premiers of Victoria by time in office; Premier of Western Australia. List of premiers of Western Australia by time in office; Chief Minister of the Northern Territory
With the exception of South Australia, every state and territory of Australia has had a female head of government, all but three of whom have represented the Australian Labor Party. They are: Australian Capital Territory: Rosemary Follett 1989, 1991–1995 (first territory and first jurisdiction) Kate Carnell 1995–2000; Katy Gallagher 2011–2014
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, [17] is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands. [18] Australia 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.
This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:Heads of government of Australian states and territories. It includes Heads of government of Australian states and territories that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent.
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
The Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988 is an Act of the Parliament of Australia enacted on 6 December 1988, that establishes "a body politic under the Crown by the name of the Australian Capital Territory" and is the constitutional foundation of the Territory's government.