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Federation Occurs and Australia becomes a country.
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Edmund Barton became Australia's first Prime Minister.
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Women are now allowed to vote in federal elections in all states. (Aboriginal although were still excluded from this.
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The High Court of Australia was formed.
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Australia had its first referendum, where people voted for the term date to be July the 1st not January the 1st.
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Andrew Fisher forms the first Federal Majority government in Australia.
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The first national census was conducted.
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Prime Minister Billy Hughes signs Australia's first treaty. It was the Treaty of Versailles and it brought WW1 to an end.
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Edith Cowan becomes the first women to be elected into the Australian parliament.
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Voting in Australia first becomes compulsory for all Australians eligible to vote.
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Western Australia tries to become its own country but their attempt is unsuccessful.
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Australia becomes a founding member of the United Nations
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Governor General sacks Prime Minister Gough Whitlam and calls for a general election.
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This was Australia's last referendum which resulted in a 'Yes' outcome. It was about making all Australian Judges have to retire at the age of 70.
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Australia's last referendum to date, it was a choice between becoming a republic or staying in the British monarche. We voted no.
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Julia Gillard was sworn in as Prime Minister and became Australia's first female Prime Minister.