Federation Crossword

1. A state on the east coast of Australia that borders Queensland and Victoria
5. A system of communication used by a particular country or community
6. A place, typically one which has previously been uninhabited, where people establish a community
11. the action of buying and selling goods and services
13. A state on the South-east coast of Australia that borders NSW and SA
14. A native person to Australia
15. The ideas, customs, and social behaviour of a particular people or society
17. An independent country or community, especially a democratic republic
18. a person born in a specified place or associated with a place by birth, whether subsequently resident there or not
19. A group of states with a central government but independence in internal affairs

2. The capital of NSW
3. A state on the North-east coast of Australia that borders NSW and NT
4. A general vote by the electorate on a single political question which has been referred to them for a direct decision.
7. An agreement between states covering particular matters, especially one less formal than a treaty
8. The system of rules which a particular country or community recognizes as regulating the actions of its members and which it may enforce by the imposition of penalties.
9. A group of people with the authority to govern a country or state
10. The highest legislature, consisting of the Sovereign, the House of Lords, and the House of Commons.
11. Existing in or as part of a tradition; long-established
12. A tax or duty to be paid on a particular class of imports or exports
16. A country or area under political control from another country