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.

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.

Sat. 1 tried to get in the soap business as well, after successfully showing the Australian soap opera Neighbours, which got canceled in 1995 to the talk show phenomenon which took over most of Germany's daytime.

" This decision came under attack by Family Voice Australia ( formerly the Festival of Light Australia ), the Australian Christian Lobby and Liberal Party of Australia Senator Julian McGauran, who tried to have the lifted ban overturned, but the Board refused, stating " The film has aged plus there is bonus material that clearly shows it is fiction.

Because the series ran for such a long time and featured young performers, Young Talent Time made an indelible mark on the psyche of several generations of Australian children, leading them to believe that if they tried hard enough, they too could be a ' star ' like the kids they saw on television ( Johnny Young launched talent schools in his own name in early 1980s ).

Many Australian bands and singers tried to enhance their careers by moving overseas, in particular to England, then seen as the mecca of popular music but few bands were successful and of those who relocated to the UK only The Seekers and The Bee Gees ( who were actually born and raised in the UK ) enjoyed any lasting success.

He sold the White House to a rancher on the installment plan for yearly payments of $ 100, 000, and tried to sell the Statue of Liberty to a visiting Australian, who went to the police.

In the fall of 2009, Spike showed live Australian rugby league semi finals games from the National Rugby League and also showed the grand final, as David Niu tried to bring professional rugby league ( National Rugby League USA ) to the United States.

The Australian government tried to persuade Indonesia to accept the asylum seekers ; Indonesia refused.

Members of the Australian Parliament do not have legal immunity: they can be arrested and tried for any offence.

When Dr. Robert Wardell and William Wentworth brought out their paper the Australian in 1824, Brisbane tried the experiment of allowing full latitude of the freedom of the press.

In 1970 the Australian Administration tried to introduce another flag, a vertical triband: blue at the hoist with the stars of the Southern Cross ( Crux Australis ) as in the Australian flag, then yellow, then green with the white bird of paradise in the fly.

They initially tried to pitch Priscilla to various financiers at the 1991 Cannes Film Festival but proved unsuccessful and so instead took the film's concept to PolyGram and, with the backing of the Australian Film Finance Corporation, were able to begin production of the film on a relatively low budget of 2. 7 million Australian dollars.

Initially, they tried to get permission to film upon Uluru, but this was rejected by organisations responsible for the monument, such as the Uluru Board of Management, as it would have been in violation of Indigenous Australian religious beliefs.

Following the premiership win the Australian Rugby Union tried to poach Bennett, but he declined.

Isolated from the diversity of genres in the northern hemisphere, Australian mainstream record labels tried to replicate the success of trends imported from overseas and produce radio friendly singles by successful artists such as John Farnham and The Easybeats.

After Joel's departure from the S. O. L., the Mads tried to rescue him, but gave up seconds later when they discovered that he had already safely landed in the Australian Outback.

Following Vatican II, new styles of ministry were tried by Australian religious.

The Australian government tried to persuade Indonesia to accept the asylum seekers ; Indonesia refused.

The Hurricanes had tried their hand at getting Australian playmaker Brock James, who had starred the previous NPC season for Taranaki and the Blues, and young star Luke McAlister made some noise about his preference of playing in Wellington.

Even Australian touring car legend Peter Brock briefly tried AUSCAR in 1988 driving a Falcon ( after his 1987 split with Holden ) and again at his testimonial race meeting ( held on the Calder Park road circuit ) in 1995 driving a Commodore.

Over the next few days, the Australian government tried in vain to persuade the Papua New Guinean government not to proceed with the mercenary deal.

Fatso's huge popularity during the series caused consternation with the Australian Olympic Committee, who at first tried to ban the character from Olympic events after Australian athletes appeared carrying Fatso dolls at medal ceremonies.