[Australia]: States and Territories

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Overview​

Flag:	Coat of Arms:	State/Territory:	Type:	Population:	Capital:	Largest City:	Head of Government:
		New South Wales	State	8,089,526	Sydney	Sydney	The Honourable Kristina Keneally, MP (Labor)
		Victoria	State	6,594,804	Melbourne	Melbourne	The Honourable Jacinta Allan, MLA (Labor)
		Queensland	State	5,095,100	Brisbane	Brisbane	The Honourable Anna Bligh, MP (Labor)
		Western Australia	State	2,621,680	Perth	Perth	The Honourable Geoff Gallop, MLA (Labor)
		South Australia	State	1,751,693	Adelaide	Adelaide	The Honourable Mike Rann, MHA (Labor)
		Tasmania	State	534,281	Hobart	Hobart	The Honourable Jim Bacon, MHA (Labor)
		Australian Capital Territory	Self-Governed Internal Territory	426,709	Canberra	Canberra	Katy Gallagher, MLA (Labor)
		Northern Territory	Self-Governed Internal Territory	245,869	Darwin	Darwin	The Honourable Terry Mills, MLA (Country Liberal)
		Christmas Island	External Territory	1,938	Flying Fish Cove	Flying Fish Cove	Councillor Lillian Oh (Independent)
		Norfolk Island	Self-Governed External Territory	1,758	Kingston	Burnt Pine	The Honourable Lisle Snell, MLA (Independent)
		Cocos (Keeling) Islands	External Territory	547	West Island	Home Island	Councillor Radal bin Feyrel (Independent)
		Jervis Bay Territory	Internal Territory	405	Jervis Bay Village	Wreck Bay Village	Chairperson of the Wreck Bay Aboriginal Community Council, Annette Brown (Independent)
		Australian Antarctic Territory	External Territory	80 (permanent) 440 (summer)	Davis Station	Casey Station	Director of the Australian Antarctic Division, Rex Moncur (Independent)
		Ashmore and Cartier Islands	External Territory	0	Ashmore Reef	Ashmore Reef	Commissioner of the Australian Border Force, Lionel Woodward (Independent)
		Heard Island and McDonald Islands	External Territory	0	Atlas Cove	Atlas Cove	Director of the Australian Antarctic Division, Rex Moncur (Independent)
		Coral Sea Islands	External Territory	0	Willis Island	Willis Island	Director of the Bureau of Meteorology, Geoff Love (Independent)

State Governors​

Flag:	Crest:	Army Rank Insignia:	Office:	Officeholder:	Image:
		​	Governor of New South Wales	Her Excellency Professor The Honourable Dame Marie Bashir, AD, CVO	​
		​	Governor of Victoria	Her Excellency The Honourable Linda Dessau, AC, CVO	​
		​	Governor of Queensland	His Excellency The Honourable Stephen Robert Irwin, AC	​
		​	Governor of Western Australia	His Excellency Major General The Honourable Michael Jeffery, AC, CVO, MC	​
		​	Governor of South Australia	Her Excellency The Honourable Marjorie Jackson-Nelson, AC, CVO, MBE	​
		​	Governor of Tasmania	His Excellency The Honourable William Cox, AC, RFD, ED, QC	​

Territory Administrators​

Emblem:	Office:	Officeholder:	Jurisdiction(s):	Image:
	Administrator of the Northern Territory	Her Honour The Honourable Sally Thomas, AC	Northern Territory	​
	Administrator of the Australian Indian Ocean Territories	His Honour Evan Williams	Christmas Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands	​
	Administrator of Norfolk Island	His Honour The Honourable Tony Messner, AC	Norfolk Island	​
	Minister for Regional Development, Local Government and Territories	The Honourable Warren Snowdon, MP	Jervis Bay Territory Ashmore and Cartier Islands Coral Sea Islands	​
	Minister for the Environment and Water	The Honourable Peter Garrett, MP	Australian Antarctic Territory Heard Island and McDonald Islands	​

Official Residences​

Residence:	Location:	Occupant:	Image:
Government House, Sydney	Sydney, New South Wales	Governor of New South Wales
Government House, Melbourne	Melbourne, Victoria	Governor of Victoria
Government House, Brisbane ("Fernberg")	Brisbane, Queensland	Governor of Queensland
Government House, Perth	Perth, Western Australia	Governor of Western Australia
Government House, Adelaide	Adelaide, South Australia	Governor of South Australia
Government House, Hobart	Hobart, Tasmania	Governor of Tasmania
Government House, Darwin	Darwin, Northern Territory	Administrator of the Northern Territory
Government House, Norfolk Island	Kingston, Norfolk Island	Administrator of Norfolk Island
Administrator's House, Christmas Island ("Tai Jin House")	Flying Fish Cove, Christmas Island	Administrator of the Australian Indian Ocean Territories
Government House, West Island	West Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands	Administrator of the Australian Indian Ocean Territories

Legislatures​

Logo:	Legislature:	Upper House:	Upper House Composition:	Lower House:	Lower House Composition:
	Parliament of New South Wales	New South Wales Legislative Council	Government (18): Australian Labor Party (18) Opposition (13): Liberal Party of Australia (9) National Party of Australia (4) Crossbench (11): Greens New South Wales (3) Christian Democratic Party (2) Australian Democrats (1) One Nation Party (1) Independent (4)	New South Wales Legislative Assembly	Government (55): Australian Labor Party (55) Opposition (32): Liberal Party of Australia (20) National Party of Australia (12) Crossbench (6): Independent (6)
	Parliament of Victoria	Victorian Legislative Council	Government (25): Australian Labor Party (25) Opposition (19): Liberal Party of Australia (14) National Party of Australia (5)	Victorian Legislative Assembly	Government (62): Australian Labor Party (62) Opposition (24): Liberal Party of Australia (17) National Party of Australia (7) Crossbench (2): Independent (2)
	Parliament of Queensland	N/A	N/A	Legislative Assembly of Queensland	Government (60): Australian Labor Party (60) Opposition (22): One Nation Party (22) Crossbench (7): National Party of Australia (4) Liberal Party of Australia (2) Independent (1)
	Parliament of Western Australia	Western Australian Legislative Council	Government (17): Australian Labor Party (17) Opposition (10): Liberal Party of Australia (9) National Party of Australia (1) Crossbench (7): Greens Western Australia (4) One Nation Party (3)	Western Australian Legislative Assembly	Government (42): Australian Labor Party (42) Opposition (10): Liberal Party of Australia (7) National Party of Australia (3) Crossbench (5): Independent (3) Liberals for Forests (2)
	Parliament of South Australia	South Australian Legislative Council	Government (8): Australian Labor Party (8) Opposition (8): Liberal Party of Australia (8) Crossbench (4): Independent (2) Family First Party (2) Australian Democrats (1) Greens South Australia (1)	South Australian House of Assembly	Government (28): Australian Labor Party (28) Opposition (16): Liberal Party of Australia (15) National Party of Australia (1) Crossbench (3): Independent (3)
	Parliament of Tasmania	Tasmanian Legislative Council	Government (5): Australian Labor Party (5) Crossbench (10): Independent (10)	Tasmanian House of Assembly	Government (14): Australian Labor Party (14) Opposition (7): Liberal Party of Australia (7) Crossbench (4): Tasmanian Greens (4)
	Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly	N/A	N/A	Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly	Government (7): Australian Labor Party (7) Opposition (5): Liberal Party of Australia (5) Crossbench (5): ACT Greens (3) Australian Democrats (2)
	Parliament of the Northern Territory	N/A	N/A	Northern Territory Legislative Assembly	Government (17): Country Liberal Party (17) Opposition (8): Australian Labor Party (8)
	Norfolk Island Legislative Assembly	N/A	N/A	Norfolk Island Legislative Assembly	Government (6): Non-Partisan (6) Opposition (3): Australian Labor Party (3)
	Shire of Christmas Island	N/A	N/A	Christmas Island Shire Council	Consensus Government (9): Non-Partisan (9)
	Shire of Cocos (Keeling) Islands	N/A	N/A	Cocos Shire Council	Consensus Government (7): Non-Partisan (7)

Legislature Buildings​

Building:	Location:	Occupant:	Image:
Parliament House, Sydney	Sydney, New South Wales	Parliament of New South Wales
Parliament House, Melbourne	Melbourne, Victoria	Parliament of Victoria
Parliament House, Brisbane	Brisbane, Queensland	Parliament of Queensland
Parliament House, Perth	Perth, Western Australia	Parliament of Western Australia
Parliament House, Adelaide	Adelaide, South Australia	Parliament of South Australia
Parliament House, Hobart	Hobart, Tasmania	Parliament of Tasmania
Legislative Assembly Building, Canberra	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory	Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly
Parliament House, Darwin	Darwin, Northern Territory	Parliament of the Northern Territory
Legislative Assembly Chambers, Kingston	Kingston, Norfolk Island	Norfolk Island Legislative Assembly