Why is a federal system of government suited to the new Australian nation just after federation?
I hope this helps, but without the actual question I can’t tell whether this is all relevant. Federation occurred in Australia on Jan 1st, 1901. Federalism is divided sovereignty. This is basically where two systems of government operate in the same country. In our case we have state governments, which look after non s 51 (national) matters. There is also the commonwealth government which has powers over the country as a whole. The purpose of federalism is to help ensure against absolute power. Further, a federal system recognises that some things are done better at a particular level of government. This is particularly important in a country as large as Australia, where matters of local relevance can be addressed at a state level. For example, state powers are those which the constitution has not specifically granted to the commonwealth for the purpose of uniformity. The commonwealth has powers to produce currency. This would ensure that the fairly independent colonies (up until the p
