Victoria is a state in southeastern Australia.It is the second-smallest state with a land area of 227,444 km 2 (87,817 sq mi), the second most populated state (after New South Wales) with a population of over 6.5 million, and the most densely populated state in Australia (28 per km 2).Victoria is bordered with New South Wales to the north and South Australia to the west, …

Il Victoria è uno Stato federato dell'Australia, il secondo meno esteso del paese (il primo è la Tasmania), bagnato a sud ovest dall'oceano Indiano e a sud est dall'oceano Pacifico, comunicando tra loro nello stretto di Bass che lo separa dalla Tasmania, confinante a nord e nord-est col Nuovo Galles del Sud, con la linea di confine tra i due stati segnata per la maggior parte …

The discovery of gold in Victoria in mid-1851 sparked a gold rush, and Melbourne, the colony's major port, experienced rapid growth.Within months, the city's population had nearly doubled from 25,000 to 40,000 inhabitants. Exponential growth ensued, and by 1865 Melbourne had overtaken Sydney as Australia's most populous city.. An influx of intercolonial and international migrants, …

Port Victoria (formerly Wauraltee) is a town on the west coast of Yorke Peninsula in the Australian state of South Australia.At the 2006 census, Port Victoria had a population of 345.. Like many other coastal towns on the peninsula, it has a jetty and used to be a thriving port for the export of grain to England.Its anchorage is sheltered from westerly weather by nearby …

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The Victoria State Government, also referred to as just the Victorian Government, is the state-level authority for Victoria, Australia.Like all state governments, it is formed by three independent branches: the executive, the judicial, and the parliament.. As a parliamentary constitutional monarchy, the State Government was first formed in 1851 when Victoria first gained the right …

Victoria is a state in Australia, in the south-east corner of the country.Its capital, largest and most-populated city is Melbourne. Geelong is Victoria's second biggest city, Ballarat is the third and Bendigo the fourth.. At the end of 2015 Victoria's population was an estimated 5,996,400. After British settlement in Australia in 1788, it was called the Port Phillip District of New South …

The premier of Victoria is the head of government in the Australian state of Victoria.The premier is appointed by the governor of Victoria, and is the leader of the political party able to secure a majority in the Victorian Legislative Assembly.. Responsible government came to the colony of Victoria in 1855. Between 1856 and 1892, the head of the government was commonly called …

Cremorne is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 3 km (1.9 mi) south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Yarra local government area.Cremorne recorded a population of 2,158 at the 2021 census.. It is bounded by the Yarra River, Punt Road, Swan and Church Streets, and divided down the middle by the railway to …

Capital punishment in Australia was a form of punishment in Australia that has been abolished in all jurisdictions. Queensland abolished the death penalty in 1922. Tasmania did the same in 1968. The Commonwealth abolished the death penalty in 1973, with application also in the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory. Victoria did so in 1975, South Australia …