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Melbourne–Sydney Rivalry
Australian regional rivalries refers to the rivalries between Australian cities, states and territories or List of regions in Australia, regions. Melbourne–Sydney rivalry There has been a long-standing rivalry between the cities of Melbourne and Sydney, the two largest cities in Australia. The rivalry between the cities was the reason that neither Melbourne (the largest city at the time) nor Sydney (the oldest and now largest city) was chosen as the capital of Australia when the nation was Federation of Australia, federated in 1901. Because of this disagreement, Section 125 of the Constitution of Australia, section 125 of the Australian Constitution specified that Melbourne would initially serve as the seat of government on a temporary basis, while the permanent capital of the new Commonwealth must be located within New South Wales but at least 100 miles from Sydney. This city became Canberra. Melbourne operated as the seat of parliament from 1901 until 1927, when Canberra' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Regions In Australia
This is a list of regions of Australia that are not Australian states or territories. The most commonly known regionalisation is the governmental division of the state into regions for economic development purposes. Others regionalisations include those made for purposes of land management, such as agriculture or conservation; information gathering, such as statistical or meteorological. Although most regionalisations were defined for specific purposes and give specific boundaries, many regions will have similar names and extents across different regionalisations. As a result, the names and boundaries of regions can vary and may overlap in popular places. Not all the regions in this list have official status as an economic or administrative region. Types of Australian regionalisation A regionalisation of Australia is a system by which Australia is divided into regions. There are a great many different regionalisations, created for a range of purposes, including political, ad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
