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During 2001 Australia celebrated its century as a federation. Evaluate the apparent benefits and defects of this constitutional arrangement for Australia.

Federation is the creation of a nation by uniting previously separated states, which will retain some powers of self-government but will also give some powers to a national government. In Australia's case, federation began in 1901, after Australia was formed from six colonies: Western Australia, NSW, Victoria, Tasmania, Queensland and South Australia. Each state has its own State government and the National government is known as the Commonwealth of Australia. The Founding Fathers of Australia's Constitution incorporated several theories and other federal models, and each factor caused Australia to either benefit or defected by Federation. Examples of the theories and federal models are: the United States, Canadian and Swiss Constitutions, Liberalism, Democracy, Washminster System and the ‘separation of powers'.

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