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Canberra By Michael V.S
Distance
Start Mitchell St, Hawkesdale, VIC 3287End 1246 Federal Hwy, Sutton, NSW 2620Distance: 932km Time: 9hr 49min (approx)Travel: Fastest (with tolls)
Fast factThere are three levels of Government in
Australia- Federal, State and Local.The Australia Constitution created the Federal
Parliament.The political party with the majority of elected
members in the House of Representatives forms the Government.
There are 16 Government Departments covering all areas of Federal responsibility.
The Federal Parliament passes between 150 and 220 new laws every year.
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Prime Minister
Kevin Rudd was Australia’s 26th Prime Minister and the 19th Leader of the Australian Labour Party. Kevin Rudd was Prime Minister from December 2007 until 24 June 2010. This works out to 2 years, 6 months and about two weeks.
John Howard was Australia’s 25th Prime Minister served from 11 March 1996 until 3 December 2007, the second-longest prime ministerial term after Robert Menzies. When he lost the seat of Bennelong in 2007, John Howard also became the second Australian prime minister to lose his seat, the first being Stanley Melbourne Bruce in 1929.
Canberra Weather
Important Dates
1770 Capt Cook 1788 First Fleet 1901-Federation 1st P.M Edmund Barton 1911 The Federal Capital City design competition is
launched 1913 Canberra Named 1921 First meeting of the Federal Government 1927 Old Parliament House Opened 1964 Lake Burley Griffin filled 1988 Bi-Centenial-New Parliament House Opened
Important Facts
Population 339,500.100 years ago Charles Scrivener and his team
recommended the Canberra Valley as the site for the new national capital.
Important People
Edmund Barton- First Prime Minter for Australia
Henry ParkesKing George VI/6Walter Burley Griffin
Important PlacesLake Burley Griffin-It flooded in 1964New Parliament House Old Parliament HouseBlundell’s FarmhouseDuntroon House-Belonged to Campbell for 70
yearsThe High Court
3 Levels of Government
Federal- P.M. Julia GillardState-Premier Ted BallieuLocal-Jim Doukas
Federal Parliament
The Federal Parliament (also known as the Commonwealth Parliament) governs the nation of Australia.
The Federal Parliament passes between 150 and 220 new laws every year.
Constitution
Australia Constitution is the most important legal document in Australia.
It came into force on 1 January 1901 after it was accepted by the British Parliament.
Makes the rules.
Democracy
In Australia, people elect representatives to make laws for them. Australia is therefore a representative democracy.
A democracy is when you can vote.
The War Memorial
The War Memorial
Camp Photo’s
volley ball
My Conclusion
I have enjoyed making this power point about Canberra and I got to learn new things like when Canberra was found and who named it.
Where I got my information
https://fuse.education.vic.gov.auhttp://www.airfaresflights.com.au/Weather/C
anberrahttp://primeministers.naa.gov.au/primeminist
ers/rudd/http://primeministers.naa.gov.au/primeminist
ers/howard/http://www.wordle.net/http://www.google.com.au/http://www.whereis.com/