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Australia's Federation

Explore how Australia became a federation.

Using historical sources such as newspaper stories, cartoons, speeches and biographies, this resource helps students explore how Australia became a federation.

Explore: 

  • the way of life in each colony before Federation
  • the political issues debated by colonial parliaments in deciding whether to join
  • how Federation was celebrated in 1901 and its continuing importance today.

This resource is also available as downloadable PDFs.


Resources

Getting it together – teacher's guide