The coat of arms of Australia, officially called the Commonwealth Coat of Arms, is the formal symbol of the Commonwealth of Australia. A shield, depicting symbols of Australia's six states, is held up by the native Australian animals, the kangaroo and the emu.The seven-pointed Commonwealth Star surmounting the crest also represents the states and territories, while …

The governor-general of Australia is the representative of the monarch, currently Queen Elizabeth II, in Australia. The governor-general is appointed by the monarch on the recommendation of government ministers. The governor-general has formal presidency over the Federal Executive Council and is commander-in-chief of the Australian Defence Force.The functions of the …

The Australian Government, also known as the Commonwealth Government, is the national government of Australia, a federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy.Like other Westminster-style systems of government, the Australian Government is made up of three branches: the executive (the prime minister, the ministers, and government departments), the legislative (the …

Table of Precedence for the Commonwealth of Australia– as Gazetted in Special Gazette No. S206 on Tuesday, 5 October 1982. Note, this pre dates ACT Self Government, 1988. Note, this pre dates ACT Self Government, 1988.

The Family Court of Australia was a superior Australian federal court of record which deals with family law matters, such as divorce applications, parenting disputes, and the division of property when a couple separate. Together with the Federal Circuit Court of Australia, it covered family law matters in all states and territories of Australia except for Western Australia, which has a ...

The North Australia Railway was the name given to the Northern Territory narrow-gauge railway that extended south from Darwin to Birdum.Construction of this line was commenced by the Government of South Australia, being known then as the Palmerston & Pine Creek Railway, it opened in 1889.. When the administration of the Northern Territory passed from South …

The Commonwealth Star (also known as the Federation Star, the Seven Point Star, or the Star of Federation) is a seven-pointed star symbolising the Federation of Australia which came into force on 1 January 1901.. Six points of the Star represent the six original states of the Commonwealth of Australia, while the seventh point represents the territories and any other future states of …

The Attorney-General of Australia is the First Law Officer of the Crown in right of the Commonwealth of Australia, chief law officer of the Commonwealth of Australia and a minister of state.The attorney-general is usually a member of the Federal Cabinet, but need not be.Under the Constitution, they are appointed by the Governor-General on the advice of the Prime Minister, …

The Commonwealth of Nations is a voluntary association of 56 sovereign states.Most of them were British colonies or dependencies of those colonies.. No one government in the Commonwealth exercises power over the others, as is the case in a political union.Rather, the Commonwealth is an international organization in which countries with diverse social, political, …

Netball at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Venue Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre Coomera Indoor Sports Centre Dates 5–15 April 2018 Competitors 144 from 12 nations Medalists England Australia Jamaica ← 2014 2022 → Netball was always a big part of lizes life. Ever since she was 5 she played Netball. She actually thought about quitting Netball because she failed to …