The Commonwealth of Australia, an independent, self-governing nation within the Commonwealth of Nations, has a federal parliamentary government. The federation was formed on 1 January 1901 from six former British colonies, which thereupon became states. The constitution combines the traditions of British parliamentary practice with important elements of the US federal system. Powers of the federal government are enumerated and limited.
The political system of Oceania and Polynesia varied from island to island. The political diversity ranged from several small independent tribal villages on a single island to empire like societies whose government and political system ruled over several islands.
The Commonwealth of Australia, an independent, self-governing nation within the Commonwealth of Nations, has a federal parliamentary government. The federation was formed on 1 January 1901 from six former British colonies, which thereupon became states. The constitution combines the traditions of British parliamentary practice with important elements of the US federal system. Powers of the federal government are enumerated and limited.
The political system of Oceania and Polynesia varied from island to island. The political diversity ranged from several small independent tribal villages on a single island to empire like societies whose government and political system ruled over several islands.
