Is Australia independent of the Commonwealth?

Australia belongs to the Commonwealth.

About 25 thousand years ago, the ancestors of Australian aborigines moved here from Southeast Asia to settle down. This southern continent is recorded in Arabic and China documents. Since the second half of the16th century, Europeans have sailed to the Pacific Ocean for many times to find this continent. /kloc-At the beginning of the 7th century, the Dutch first landed on the west coast of the mainland. The island first discovered by Dutchman Tasman in 1642 is now called Tasmania, and the northern shore of the mainland was discovered in 1644, collectively known as New Holland. 1770, the British navigator J. Cook landed on the southeast coast of the mainland and named it "New South Wales". 1786, Britain decided to colonize here. 18 17 was named Australia. From 65438 to 0787, Britain began to colonize eastern Australia, and established a colonial area centered on Sydney. 1788 British navigator Philip led 1030 immigrants (including 736 exiles) to settle in Sydney. In the early colonial period, agricultural development was unfavorable and industrial development was slow, and it went through a difficult period called "dark age". 1830 ~ 1860 is the foundation period of Australia's politics, economy and culture, and it is also the fastest changing period in its history. 185 1 year The discovery of gold deposits prompted a large number of miners and immigrants to come in. /kloc-By the end of 0/9, Britain had established six colonies. 1900 In July, the British Parliament passed the Australian Federal Constitution and the British Dominion Regulations. 190 1 year 1 month 1 day, Australia's colony was changed to a state, forming the Australian Federation and becoming a British dominion. The first parliament was held in Melbourne in May of 190 1, and the capital Canberra was 1927. 193 1 gained independence in internal and external affairs and became an independent country of the Commonwealth.

After the Second World War, until 1983, except for the short-term ruling of the Labour Party (1972 ~ 1975), the Liberal Party and the Rural Party jointly ruled. 1983 In March, the Labour Party won the general election and Hawke became prime minister. 1984, 65438+February,1July 987 and1March 990, Hawke was re-elected as prime minister for three times. 1in March, 1996, J.W. Howard became prime minister.

The Federal Constitution of Political Australia was adopted by the British Parliament on July 9, 1900, and was published in 1907,19, 1929, 1948 and/kloc-0. The Constitution stipulates the federal system, the responsibilities and powers of the government and parliament, and the relationship between the Federation and the state. 1986, the Queen of England signed the Australian Relations Act in Australia. Accordingly, the Supreme Court of Australia has the power of final adjudication, which has terminated the power of the British Parliament and the government over Australian states, and British laws are no longer valid for Australia. The Australian Federal Parliament is a legislative body, consisting of the Queen of England, the House of Representatives and the Senate. The Queen of England is the head of state of Australia. The Governor is the representative of the Queen of England. 1February 1996, W.P. Dean became the governor.

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