The ACT Government is a member of the Council of Australian Governments.

In 1988, when the ACT gained self-government, Jervis Bay became a separate territory administered by the Australian Government Minister responsible for Territories, presently the Minister for Home Affairs ( Australia ).

In 1907 the Australian Government awarded McCormick £ 100 for his composition.

The ad hominem argument was particularly used by the Howard Government against members of the Australian Labor Party.

The Australian Government has introduced legislation that requires ISP's to " restrict access to age restricted content ( commercial MA15 + content and R18 + content ) either hosted in Australia or provided from Australia " that was due to commence from 20 January 2008, known as Cleanfeed.

The Australian Federal Government is considering changes to the Australian Criminal Code that would classify any plants containing any amount of DMT as " controlled plants ".

* 1909 – New South Wales Premier Charles Wade signed the Seat of Government Surrender Act 1909, formally completing the transfer of State land to the Commonwealth to create the Australian Capital Territory.

The Australian Government was merely asked, as a matter of courtesy, whether they approved of the choice or not.

Governors-General were expected to exercise a supervisory role over the Australian Government in the manner of a colonial Governor.

As a result of decisions made at the 1926 Imperial Conference, the Governor-General ceased to be the diplomatic representative of the British Government, and the British right of supervision over Australian affairs was abolished.

All communication between the Australian colonies and the British Government was meant to go through the Governor-General, and the other colonies had Lieutenant-Governors.

Before the war ended, the Australian Government took steps to encourage an Australian automotive industry.

Both GM and Ford provided studies to the Australian Government outlining the production of the first Australian designed car.

The Australian Government tried to revive the industry with the Button car plan, which encouraged car makers to focus on producing fewer models at higher, more economical volumes, and to export cars.

During the 1990s Holden, other Australian automakers and trade unionists pressured the Australian Government to halt the lowering of car import tariffs.

* 1942 – The Australian Federal Government becomes the sole collector of income tax in Australia as the State Income Tax is abolished.

The premises must meet the Australian Government Standards.

* Honorary Officer of the Order of Australia-For service to the South Australian Government by

The Australian Government maintains authority on the island through an Administrator ( currently Owen Walsh ) who is appointed by the Governor-General of Australia.

Arguably inelegant implementation makes the future of OBE unclear, and at odds with the Australian Government in Canberra.

In January 2007, the Western Australian Government responded to the massive opposition by teachers and parents to its implementation of an OBE system by stating that it would allow year 11 and 12 students to be graded traditionally.

Andrew " Tridge " Tridgell ( born 28 February 1967 ) is an Australian computer programmer best known as the author of and contributor to the Samba file server, and co-inventor of the rsync algorithm.

The transfer of power from Menzies to Holt in February 1966 was smooth and unproblematic, and at the federal election later that year the electorate overwhelmingly endorsed Holt, giving the Holt-McEwen Coalition government a 41-seat majority, the largest in Australian history at the time.

In February 2004, the Australian Record Industry Association ( ARIA ) announced its own legal action against Kazaa, alleging massive copyright breaches.

born 24 February 1981 ) is an Australian professional tennis player and former world no.

In February 2006, the Mauritanian government denounced amendments to an oil contract made by former leader Maaouiya Ould Taya with Woodside Petroleum, an Australian company.

In February and March 1985 the Benson & Hedges World Championship of Cricket was played at the MCG, a One Day International tournament involving all of the then Test match playing countries to celebrate 150 years of the Australian state of Victoria.

In February 2010, the Australian judge ruled that " Down Under " did contain a flute riff based on " Kookaburra " but stipulated that neither was it necessarily the hook nor a substantial part of the hit song ( Colin Hay wrote the song years before the flute riff was added by a later member of the band ).

* Background note: " Sorry ": the unfinished business of the Bringing Them Home report, Australian Parliamentary Library, 4 February 2008

On 14 February 2008, the Federal Labor Government appointed Bracks to head an inquiry into the ongoing viability of the Australian car industry.

On 1 February 1992 it was merged with Australia ’ s domestic telecommunications carrier, the Australian Telecommunications Corporation Limited (“ Telecom ”) to create the Australian and Overseas Telecommunications Corporation Limited ( AOTC ).

* February 25 – Sir Donald Bradman, Australian cricketer ( b. 1908 )

* The Black Saturday bushfires – the deadliest bushfires in Australian history took place across the Australian state of Victoria on and around Saturday February 7, 2009 during extreme bushfire-weather conditions, resulting in 173 people killed and, more than 500 injured and around 7, 500 homeless.

* February 4 – Elaine Carbines, Member of the Australian Labor Party

* February 5 – Jackie Woodburne, Australian actress

* February 25 – Eric Edgar Cooke, Australian Murderer ( d. 1964 )

* February 23 – Dame Nellie Melba, Australian soprano ( b. 1861 )

* February 4 – Dave Sands, Australian boxer ( d. 1952 )

* February 7 – Peter Foxhall, Australian evangelist

* February 6 – Banjo Paterson, Australian poet & journalist ( b. 1864 )

* February 3 – Gretel Killeen, Australian journalist

* February 10 – John Farrow, Australian film director ( d. 1963 )

* February 1 – Western Australia announced its refusal to join the Australian Federation unless it is given five more years of fiscal freedom.

* February 28 – Mark Latham, Australian politician