Talk:Federalism in Australia

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why did the six colonies federate

Fifth oldest federation?

This article state that "Australia is the fifth oldest federation in the world after the United States (1789), Switzerland (1848), Canada (1867) and the German Empire (1871)". However, Mexico was officially declared as a Federation in the 1824 Constitution. Also Brazil is a Federation since 1891 Constitution, before Australian federalism. That line should be removed or modified... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 187.168.248.251 (talk) 01:36, 7 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]