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The federation and the federation speech
Australia became an independent nation on 1 January 1901. When the British Parliament passed allowing the six Australian colonies to move in their own right as part of the Commonwealth of Australia.Each of the Australian colonies was more like its own country with customs houses, railway gauges and even their own military.fact it wasn't even a very popular idea. Only the dedication and hard work of a small group of people did the colonies eventually come together to form a county