SUBJECTS: Civics and Citizenship, History
YEARS: 3–4, 5–6, 9–10
Find out why the colonies decided to join together.
On 1 January 1901 New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia, Tasmania and Victoria officially joined together to make one country: the Commonwealth of Australia. Before this, they had each been separate British colonies and operated like individual countries.
Watch this clip and find out why the colonies decided to join together.
What were some of the arguments against this move? How were the concerns of the smaller colonies addressed?
Date of broadcast: 24 Nov 2000
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