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.
Australian Democracy. The Australian system of government has its beginnings in two great democratic traditions. Following British settlement in 1788, the Westminster model was used as the basis of government in the six separate colonies established across the continent in the 19th century.