On 7 February 1788 the colony of New South Wales was established
On 3 December 1825, the colony of Van Diemen's Land was separated from New South Wales
The Swan River Colony was established in 1829, and renamed Western Australia in 1832
On 28 December 1836, the colony of South Australia was separated from New South Wales
On 1 July 1851, the colony of Victoria was separated from New South Wales
In 1855 Victoria gained self-government
In 1856 Van Diemen's Land gained self-government and changed its name to Tasmania
In 1856 New South Wales gained self-government
In 1857 South Australia gained self-government
On 6 June 1859, the colony of Queensland was separated from New South Wales and established as a self-governing colony
In 1890 Western Australia gained self-government
On 1 January 1901, the Commonwealth of Australia came into being, and the status of the six colonies (New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania) changed to states of the Commonwealth
On 1 January 1911, the area of the Federal Capital Territory (later renamed Australian Capital Territory) was separated from New South Wales
In 1922 the upper house of the Queensland Parliament was abolished
In 1978 the Northern Territory gained self-government
In 1989 the Australian Capital Territory gained self-government.

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