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Australia became a Federation on this date, uniting all the colonies under the one parliament.
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Australian Labor Party ALP formed from the Labor movements in each colony.
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Commonwealth Franchise Act 1902 Act that allowed white women to vote in Federal elections, excluded all non-citizens.
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Conciliation and Arbitration Act 1904 Aimed to settle disputed between workers and employers, and upheld their rights and obligations. Set up the Conciliation and Arbitration Court
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Harvester Judgement Guaranteed a basic wage for all workers which was based on the needs of the worker, not the capacity of the industry. It was illegal to pay workers less that the basic wage.
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Invalid and Old Age pension act 1908 Introduced the first pension for old and disabled White Australians.
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