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It could be argued that Australia becoming a Federation was a stupid thing to do but most people agree that it was a great idea. In the next few paragraphs, the reasons Federation will be discussed. Some of the reasons 'why' are trade (NSW/Victoria rivalry), comm ....

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.... out of it. WA and SA were founded as entirely seperate colonies. Each small community fought and won its own battle for survival and growth. There was talk of Federation from the early 1840's when the colonies still functioned seperately and there was a rivalry between NSW (who believed that trade should be free) and Victoria (who believed a tax should be imposed for trade). There was a need to uniform defence as there was fear of an invasion by Germany and if the colonies fought as one single nation, it would be stronger than if they remained seperate colonies. Before the sub-division of Australia was complete, suggestions were made to link the co ....