|
Capital City |
Government
Leaders |
Emblems |
Population
1999 |
Australia |
Canberra |
Prime Minister - John Howard
Opposition Leader - Simon Crean
Governor General - Rt. Rev. Dr. Peter
Hollingworth |
Animal - Red
Kangaroo
Bird - Emu
Flower - Golden
Wattle
Gemstone - Opal |
19.1 million
|
New South
Wales |
Sydney |
Premier - Robert John Carr
Opposition Leader - John
Brogden
Governor - Professor
Marie Bashir |
Animal - Platypus
Bird - Kookaburra
Flower - Waratah
Fish - Blue Groper |
6,411,680
|
Victoria |
Melbourne |
Premier - Steve
Bracks
Opposition Leader -
Dr Denis Napthine
Governor - John
Landy |
Animal - Leadbetter's
Possum
Bird - Helmeted
Honeyeater
Flower - Common
(Pink) Heath |
4,712,170
|
Queensland |
Brisbane |
Premier - Peter
Beattie
Opposition Leader -
Mike Horan
Governor -
Major-General Peter
Arnison |
Animal - Koala
Bird - Brolga
Flower - Cooktown
Orchid
Gemstone - Sapphire |
3,512,360
|
South
Australia |
Adelaide |
Premier
- Michael Rann
Opposition Leader - Rob Kerin
Governor
- Marjorie Jackson-Nelson |
Animal - Hairy-nosed
or Plains Wombat
Bird - Piping Shrike or
Magpie
Flower - Sturt's Desert
Pea
Gemstone - Opal |
1,493,070
|
Western
Australia |
Perth |
Premier - Dr Geoff I
Gallop
Opposition Leader -
Colin Barnett
Governor -
Lieutenant-General
John Murray
Sanderson |
Animal - Numbat
Bird - Black Swan
Flower - Kangaroo
Paw
Fossil - Gogo fish |
1,861,020
|
Tasmania |
Hobart |
Premier - Jim
Bacon
Opposition Leader - Rene
Hidding
Governor
- Sir Guy Green |
Flower - Tasmanian
Blue Gum
Mineral - Crocoite |
470,260
|
Northern
Territory |
Darwin |
Chief Minister - Clare
Martin
Opposition Leader - Syd Stirling
Administrator - John
Anictomatis |
Animal - Red
Kangaroo
Bird - Wedge Tailed
Eagle
Flower - Sturt's Desert
Rose |
192,880
|
Australian
Capital
Territory |
Canberra |
Chief Minister - Jon Stanhope
Opposition Leader - Gary Humphries |
Bird - Gang Gang
Cockatoo
Flower - Royal
Bluebell |
310,170
|
