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RE: ACT

by ramondo 03 February 2012

Nope, ACT is the Australian Capital Terrority. As in, "I'm going to the Australian Capital Territory at the weekend." Actually it woul…
Re: Americans are not stupid

by Captain_Courageous 21 July 2011

>I blame the number of states, if I had to learn 50 of them I'd never bother learning geography again either. Glad xAustralia only has…
RE: Travel Suggestions

by bythelake 10 March 2011

Dazbee Kambah is a suburb of Canberra on the south side. There is, I believe, a B&B there. Ideally, you would need to hire a car or…
RE: Aus state/Aus territory

by Justin23 21 November 2010

I think the senate itself and the fact each state has 12 x 6yr term senators, yet the territories get 2 x 3yr terms senators is an issue…
RE: Aus state/Aus territory

by Justin23 21 November 2010

There is also provision in the constitution for a state to hand over territory to the commonewealth, thus the northern territory of South…
RE: Aus state/Aus territory

by Justin23 21 November 2010

I'm not so sure that Norfolk islands status is very different from the NT and ACT. The federal government can override any laws the Norfolk…
RE: Aus state/Aus territory

by eawhat 20 November 2010

Its not geopolitical. Its historical, Tony. If you are seriously interested, you could have a look at the Australian Parliament House…
RE: Aus state/Aus territory

by eawhat 16 November 2010

Yes. Although the Northern Territory still does really well out of Commonwealth funding. It's just there's another layer of Administration…
RE: Going to newyork with a criminal record!

by VinnyD 04 November 2010

>Assault occasioning actual bodily harm (often abbreviated to Assault O.A.B.H. or simply ABH) is a statutory offence of aggravated assault…
RE: My PSA - Re: Daylight Savings... Please make sure you check if you have to

by n_rb 27 September 2010

Note the singular! From [Time - Australia.gov.au|http://australia.gov.au/about-australia/our-country/time] > Daylight Saving Time >Day…
Re: Four Months - East & West Coast?

by Captain_Courageous 11 March 2009

To travel from Cairns to Darwin by bus (Greyhound), you'd need to catch a bus to Townsville - a 5 hour plus trip, costs around $50 (that's…
RE: this may be an oxymoron but what part of Canberra is nice to live in?

by ngapalibeach 19 January 2009

I don't know Queanbeyan but was talking to someone who works at Queanbeyan High mid last year. They gave the impression, that the other…
RE: What power?

by Mister0nara 14 January 2009

VICTORIA has topped the Christmas holiday road toll for the second consecutive year with 16 people killed on the state's roads. The offic…
RE: CANBERRA ACT

by yehyeh 14 November 2008

There are no real pubs in Canberra.
RE: CANBERRA ACT

by daycat 13 November 2008

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RE: Sydney vs. Brisbane

by ianw6705 14 October 2008

Not quite correct Harry: +The Jervis Bay Territory is a territory of the Commonwealth of Australia. It was bought by the Commonwealth…
RE: Sydney vs. Brisbane

by Harry_Ramsden 14 October 2008

...and Jervis Bay is a part of the ACT - FACT But I still wouldn't recommend someone wanting a good beach live in Canberra.
RE: 2 Questions...

by chrisj 06 June 2008

From ABS: (figures in 1000's) Statistical division 2001, 2006, 2007 Brisbane 1 629.1 1 820.4 1 857.6 …
kangaroo cull Belconnen

by betty5 17 March 2008

I am writing to alert people in England and Japan to the reasons why the kangaroo cull in Belconnen, which has been widely reported in…
Sydney to Canberra-- Where to stop off?

by ianw6705 05 September 2007

he Jervis Bay Territory is a territory of the Commonwealth of Australia. It isn't part of the ACT.
interesting article

by EAW 06 May 2007

Well all I can say iliana, is that they are going to sue, do it in the Australian Capital Territory. Some federal politicians have become…
Tried but can't find the answer

by Altahabana 18 April 2007

The Distrito Federal is an autonomous self-governing unit that includes Mexico City and is not part of any state. It is the locatio…
What does DF stand for?

by anyone101 28 March 2007

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District Federal (in English).

It's not to far off in Spanish which means 'Districto…
So

by chrisj 10 February 2007

From the same Australian Institute website, Howards projected nuclear power plant sites as an alternative to fossil fuels:

"Usin…
What is your favourite place in the ACT?

by phbriggs 21 November 2003

What is your favourite place in the Australian Capital Territory and why?

Also how do you get to it?