Prior to that it was a collection of British Colonies, but after much debate they agreed to federate as one nation[4]. read more
Because the only country/nation on the continent of Australia is The Commonwealth of Australia. Which also includes the southern island of Tasmania, which is a state of the Commonwealth of Australia ,The Commonwealth of Australia originally was a number of British colonies on the continent of Australia. read more
The only country that occupies an entire continent is Australia.The capital of Australia is Canberra. read more