Australia's
political geography
divides the
country to six states and two territories.
It covers country and state boundaries, capital cities, and other
subjects.
The six Australian states are Western Australia, Queensland, South
Australia, New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania. The two territories
are Northern Territory and Australian Capital Territory.
Australian federal government is in Canberra in ACT. State and
territory governments are in state and territory capital cities.
The
capital of Western Australia is Perth. The capital of Queensland is
Brisbane. The capital of South Australia is Adelaide. The capital of
New South Wales is Sydney. The capital of Victoria is Melbourne. The
capital of Tasmania is Hobart. The capital of Northern Territory is
Darwin.
Note:
This site uses
British English, which is the English we use in Australia. You will
find words like "traveller", "harbour" and "realise", and they are all
correct in the language used in Australia.
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