Sydney is the capital of which Australian state?
History of the Australian Capital Territory the ninth round of voting. Thus was passed the new "Seat of Government Act 1908", which repealed the 1904 Act and specified a capital in the Yass-Canberra region. Government Surveyor Charles Scrivener was deployed to the region in the same year in order to map out a specific site and, after an extensive search, settled upon the present location, about south-west of Sydney in the foothills of the Australian Alps. In 1909, New South Wales transferred the land for the creation of the Federal Capital Territory to federal control through two pieces of legislation, the "Seat of Government Acceptance Act
Flag of the Australian Capital Territory Flag of the Australian Capital Territory The current flag of the Australian Capital Territory was officially adopted by the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly in 1993. The flag differs from the Australian state flags as it is not a modified (technically defaced) British Blue Ensign. It is similar in design to the flag of the Northern Territory. The flag uses the Canberra city colours of blue and gold (which also happen to be the heraldic colours of Australia). The Southern Cross appears as five white stars on a blue panel at the hoist, whilst in the centre of the gold