You might think of Ping-Pong as a leisure-time hobby played in dingy garages and billiard clubs â a paddle in one hand and a beer in the other. But itâs a high-energy sport (yes, thatâs right, a sport) thatâs played by hundreds of millions of serious athletes worldwide. Sure, Ping-Pong, or table tennis in competitive circles, is a fast-paced, fun game to play with your drinking buddies in their rec rooms.
A combination of the separate constitutions developed by six British colonies (now the six States of New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia) led to the development of the Australian Constitution, which came into effect upon federation in 1901.
The Argus, 1 June 1898, p5, National Library of Australia, NX11. Australia became a nation on 1 January 1901 when six British coloniesâNew South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmaniaâunited to form the Commonwealth of Australia. This process is known as federation. Australia's federation came about through a process of deliberation, consultation and debate, unlike many other nations that unified as a result of war or conflict. Federation only went ahead with the approval of the people in a referendum (vote of the people).