Commonwealth

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The Commonwealth is the federal government of Australia, encompassing national institutions and powers that operate across all Australian states and territories.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Commonwealth canonical 3
the Commonwealth 2
Commonwealth reserve 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional monarchy
federal state
parliamentary democracy
sovereign state
alsoKnownAs Commonwealth government
surface form: Commonwealth Government
constitutionalMonarch Charles Philip Arthur George
surface form: King Charles III
constitutionalSystem Westminster system
country Australia
dateOfFormation 1901-01-01
executiveBody Australian government
surface form: Australian Government
federalStructure federation of states and territories
formedBy federation of six British colonies
governs Australian states
Australian territories
hasCapital Canberra
hasConstitution Australian Constitution
surface form: Constitution of Australia
hasPowerOver defence
foreign affairs
immigration
social security
taxation
trade and commerce
headOfGovernment prime minister of Australia
headOfState monarch of Australia
includesTerritory Australian Capital Territory (enclaved within) (geographical context)
surface form: Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales
Northern Territory
Queensland
South Australia
Tasmania
Victoria
Western Australia
judicialBody High Court of Australia
legalSystem common law
legislativeBody Parliament of Australia
lowerHouse House of Representatives of Australia
surface form: Australian House of Representatives
memberOf Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
Commonwealth of Nations
OECD
surface form: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

United Nations
World Trade Organization
nationalCurrency Australian dollar
nationalEmblem Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia
surface form: Commonwealth Coat of Arms
nationalFlag Australian national flag
surface form: Flag of Australia
nationalLanguage English
nationalParliamentLocation Parliament House, Canberra
shortName Commonwealth self-linksurface differs
surface form: the Commonwealth
sovereigntyRecognized 1901
upperHouse Senate of Australia
surface form: Australian Senate

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Division of Kooyong federalLevel Commonwealth
the Crown in right of Australia canBeSuedAs Commonwealth
subject surface form: Crown in right of Australia
this entity surface form: the Commonwealth
Christmas Island National Park hasLegalStatus Commonwealth
this entity surface form: Commonwealth reserve
Commonwealth shortName Commonwealth self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Commonwealth of Australia
this entity surface form: the Commonwealth
federal Division of Braddon electorateLevel Commonwealth
subject surface form: Division of Braddon