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Two Way Governance: Presentation 6
In 1901, the colonies united as a
Federation. This brought them together
under a national government, which
they called the Commonwealth
Government.
The new governance body was called
the Parliament of the Commonwealth of
Australia.
The colonial parliaments then became
known as State Parliaments.
In 1895 Women over 21 were given the right to vote in
South Australia. This was the first time Australian women
were able to vote