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Australian Federation

Towards the end of nineteenth century, the people of Australian began to consider the idea of Federation, as there were growing concerns over the security of themselves if they were suddenly attacked or if the economy collapsed. The main reasons for federation were colonial rivalry, nationalism, Defence, the economy and the fear of immigration from other non-white countries.

The rivalry and differences between the colonies was very strong especially in trade matters. Victoria had a system of protectionism with tariff charged on goods coming into Victoria. Therefore, they would be more expensive, so be less appealing than the Victoria¡¯s own goods. So people still buy the Victorian goods, therefore Victoria protected its goods from outside competition. The colonies had there separate postal and transport systems and all had their army and naval divisions. There was a railway linking Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide however the separate...

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