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Sydney
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Morris Iemma
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(abbreviated as '''NSW''') is
Australia 's oldest and most populous state, located in the south-east of the country, north of
Victoria and south of
Queensland . It was founded in
1788 and originally comprised much of the Australian mainland. During the 19th century large areas were successively separated to form the
British colonies of
Tasmania (
1825 ),
Victoria (
1851 ),
Queensland (
1859 ), and
South Australia (
1836 ). In
1901 these colonies plus
Western Australia federated to form the "Commonwealth of Australia".
New South Wales is known the world over for the picturesque harbour of its capital,
Sydney , Australia's oldest and largest city and a centre of international finance. Sydney was the host city of the
2000 Olympic Summer Games .
An inhabitant of New South Wales is referred to as a ''New South Welshman'' or, in
Gender-free Language , as a ''New South Welsh person'', but this is rarely used. It is far more common to say ''s/he's from New South Wales'' then s/he's a ''New South Welshman''.
See Also: History of New South Wales
See Also: Geography of New South Wales
New South Wales' three main cities from north to south are
Newcastle ,
Sydney , and
Wollongong which all lie along the coast. Notable towns include
Albury ,
Broken Hill ,
Dubbo ,
Port Macquarie ,
Tamworth ,
Armidale ,
Inverell ,
Lismore ,
Nowra ,
Griffith ,
Queanbeyan ,
Jerrabomberra ,
Leeton ,
Wagga Wagga ,
Goulburn and
Coffs Harbour .
The state is bordered on the north by
Queensland , on the west by
South Australia , and on the south by
Victoria . Its coast faces the
Tasman Sea .
New South Wales contains two Federal (ACT), and the
Jervis Bay Territory .
New South Wales can be divided physically into four sections:
- The agricultural plains that fill a significant portion of the state's area, with a much sparser population than the coast, includes the Riverina area around Wagga Wagga .
- The arid plains in the far north-west of the state, which are unsuitable for settlements of any notable size.
50.0C (122.0F),
Wilcannia ,
11 January 1939
-23.0C (-9.4F),
Charlotte Pass ,
29 June 1994 (lowest temperature recorded in whole of Australia)
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See Also: Government of New South Wales
See Also: Constitution of New South Wales
The form of the Government of New South Wales is prescribed in its
Constitution , which dates from
1856 , although it has been amended many times since then. Since
1901 New South Wales has been a state of the
Commonwealth Of Australia , and the
Australian Constitution regulates its relationship with the Commonwealth.
New South Wales is a Constitutional Monarchy. Queen Elizabeth II is the Sovereign, represented by the Governor of NSW. Those Members of Parliament able to command a majority in the Legislature are appointed by the Governor to the Ministry.
Under the Australian Constitution, New South Wales ceded certain legislative and judicial powers to the Commonwealth, but retained complete independence in all other areas. The New South Wales Constitution says: "The Legislature shall, subject to the provisions of the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act, have power to make laws for the peace, welfare, and good government of New South Wales in all cases whatsoever." In practice, however, the independence of the Australian states has been greatly eroded by the increasing financial domination of the Commonwealth.
The
State Parliament is composed of two houses, the ''
Legislative Assembly '' (lower house), and the ''
Legislative Council '' (upper house). The head of the State Government is the
Premier , currently
Morris Iemma of the
Labor Party .
New South Wales has a
Gross Domestic Product of
AU$ 265,966,000,000, which equalled AU$39,950 per capita, in
2003 . This was equal to
US$ 30,277, above most major
European Union economies.
The Australian region was not the first piece of land to be called New South Wales. A map of
North America printed in the 1780s gave the name New South Wales to a mostly unexplored area along the south shore of
Hudson's Bay where the
Canadian provinces of
Manitoba and
Ontario now lie.
