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Australia is | The Commonwealth of Australia is a federation comprising six states (New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, Western Australia, South Australia and Tasmania) that also has sovereignty over ten territories, three of which are located on the mainland (the Australian Capital Territory, the Northern Territory and Jervis Bay), the others being the Australian Antarctic Territory and six island territories (Norfolk Island, the Cocos Islands, Christmas Island, Ashmore and Cartier Islands, Heard and McDonald Islands and the Coral Sea Islands). The states and several of the territories are divided into local government areas of various designations (cities, shires, etc.), which provide Australia's third and lowest level of government, of which there are 565. | ||
==Heraldry== | ==Heraldry== | ||
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* [[File:nsw.jpg|50 px]][[:Category:Australian States and territories|Arms of States and Territories]] | |||
*[[:Category:Australian municipalities|Arms of local councils (cities, shires, municipalities)]] | * [[File:Griffith.jpg|50 px]][[:Category:Australian municipalities|Arms of local councils (cities, shires, municipalities)]] | ||
*[[:Category:Educational heraldry of Australia|Arms of schools, universities and colleges]] | * [[File:Uni-adelaide-kmc.jpg|50 px]][[:Category:Educational heraldry of Australia|Arms of schools, universities and colleges]] | ||
*[[Ecclesiastical heraldry of Australia]] (dioceses and parishes) | * [[File:Diocese of Melbourne.jpg|50 px]][[Ecclesiastical heraldry of Australia]] (dioceses and parishes) | ||
*[[:Category: | * [[File:Queen Elizabeth Hospital.jpg|50 px]][[:Category:Institutional heraldry of Australia|Institutional heraldry of Australia]] | ||
* [[File:Bank_of_New_South_Wales.jpg|50 px]][[:Category:Corporate heraldry of Australia|Corporate heraldry of Australia]] | |||
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*[[Australia (stamps)|Heraldic stamps of Australia]] | <br> | ||
*[[Wills's (Australia) - Crests and colors of Australian universities, colleges and schools|Wills's school arms tobacco cards]] | '''Heraldic collector's items'''<br> | ||
* [[File:Au-1127.jpg|50 px]][[Australia (stamps)|Heraldic stamps of Australia]] | |||
* [[File:Coe-guildford.was.jpg|50 px]][[Wills's (Australia) - Crests and colors of Australian universities, colleges and schools|Wills's school arms tobacco cards]] | |||
* [[File:Kyogle.fed.jpg|50 px]][[Federal Safety Matches ]] | |||
* [[File:Perth.aml.jpg|50 px]][[Australian matchbox labels]] | |||
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* [[:Category:Personal_arms_Australia|Australian personal arms]] | |||
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[[Category:Australia]] | [[Category:Australia]] |
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Administrative division
The Commonwealth of Australia is a federation comprising six states (New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, Western Australia, South Australia and Tasmania) that also has sovereignty over ten territories, three of which are located on the mainland (the Australian Capital Territory, the Northern Territory and Jervis Bay), the others being the Australian Antarctic Territory and six island territories (Norfolk Island, the Cocos Islands, Christmas Island, Ashmore and Cartier Islands, Heard and McDonald Islands and the Coral Sea Islands). The states and several of the territories are divided into local government areas of various designations (cities, shires, etc.), which provide Australia's third and lowest level of government, of which there are 565.