Australian regional rivalries refers to the rivalries between Australian cities or regions, the most prominent of them being between Melbourne and Sydney. They are usually fairly friendly. Melbourne (pronounced ) is the second most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 3. ... The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of 4,119,190, and 151,920 in the City of Sydney, as of the 2006 census. ...

Melbourne - Sydney Rivalry

There has been a long standing rivalry, usually friendly yet sometimes heated, between the cities of Melbourne and Sydney, the two largest cities in Australia. Melbourne (pronounced ) is the second most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 3. ... The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of 4,119,190, and 151,920 in the City of Sydney, as of the 2006 census. ...

Capital city

The rivalry between the cities was the reason that neither Melbourne (the largest city at the time) nor Sydney (the oldest city) was chosen as the capital of Australia when the nation was federated in 1901. Because of this disagreement, section 125 of the Australian Constitution specified that the capital of the new Commonwealth must be north of the Murray River (placing it in New South Wales rather than Victoria) but at least 100 miles from Sydney. This city became Canberra. Melbourne operated as the capital city from 1901 until 1927, when Canberra's Parliament House was opened. Various Commonwealth governmental bodies continued to operate principally from Melbourne or Sydney after 1927. Most civil service departments were moved to Canberra in the 1950s, and the High Court of Australia was finally moved from Melbourne to Canberra in 1980. The federation of Australia was the process by which the six separate British colonies of New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia formed a federation. ... 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... The Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900 (in full, An Act to constitute the Commonwealth of Australia) is the primary constitutional text of the Commonwealth of Australia. ... The Murray River, or River Murray, is Australias second-longest river in its own right (the longest being its tributary the Darling). ... For other uses, see Canberra (disambiguation). ... High Court entrance The High Court of Australia is the final court of appeal in Australia, the highest court in the Australian court hierarchy. ...

Free Trade vs Protectionism

Rivalry and differences between the colonies was a feature of life in Pre-Federation Australia. There was a real rivalry between the most powerful colonies, New South Wales and Victoria, on trade matters. As the two largest colonies both the states believed that the new nation should follow their trade model. Victoria had a policy of protectionism with tariffs imposed on goods coming into the state from other colonies. New South Wales had an opposite policy of free trade where all goods coming that came into the state were not tariffed. This rivalry delayed the process of federation; eventually the two colonies agreed that trade between the colonies would be tariff free, but tariffs would be placed on goods from overseas (excluding the British Empire). Capital Sydney Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Professor Marie Bashir Premier Morris Iemma (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 50  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $305,437 (1st)  - Product per capita  $45,153/person (4th) Population (End of March 2006)  - Population  6,817,100 (1st)  - Density  8. ... Slogan or Nickname: Garden State, The Place to Be Motto(s): Peace and Prosperity Other Australian states and territories Capital Melbourne Government Constitutional monarchy Governor David de Kretser Premier Steve Bracks (resigning effective 30th July 2007) (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 37  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05... Protectionism is the economic policy of restraining trade between nations, through methods such as high tariffs on imported goods, restrictive quotas, a variety of restrictive government regulations designed to discourage imports, and anti-dumping laws in an attempt to protect domestic industries in a particular nation from foreign take-over... A tariff is a tax on foreign goods. ... Free trade is an economic concept referring to the selling of products between countries without tariffs or other trade barriers. ... The federation of Australia was the process by which the six separate British colonies of New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia formed a federation. ... The British Empire in 1897, marked in pink, the traditional colour for Imperial British dominions on maps. ...

Football

Australian rules football (AFL) in Australia is traditionally based in Melbourne, while rugby league is played more in Sydney. While both sports have extended their popularity beyond their own state, the historic and spiritual centre of both sports has remained in Melbourne and Sydney respectively, and neither city has been quick to embrace the other city's dominant football code. This has created or fuelled the rivalry between the cities. High marking is a key skill and spectator attribute of Aussie Rules Precise field and goal kicking using the oval shaped ball is the key skill in Aussie Rules Football Australian rules football, also known as Australian football, Aussie rules, or simply football or footy is a code of football... Rugby league football (usually shortened to rugby league, football, league or rugby) is a full-contact team sport played with a prolate spheroid-shaped ball by two teams of thirteen on a rectangular grass field. ... The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of 4,119,190, and 151,920 in the City of Sydney, as of the 2006 census. ...

Comparison

Sydney Harbour with the Sydney Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge has the most internationally recognisable landmarks of any Australian city. The harbour is often described as one of the best in the world. Sydney, with a population of 4.2 million, is the largest city in Australia. Melbourne is the second largest city with a population of 3.7 million, and is often regarded as the arts, cultural, sporting, fashion, shopping and food capital of Australia. The Sydney Opera House is located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... JULIUS IS GAY!!! The Sydney Harbour Bridge is the main crossing of Sydney Harbour carrying rail, vehicular, and pedestrian traffic between the Sydney central business district (CBD) and the North Shore. ... For the group sometimes known as Landmark, see Landmark Education Originally, a landmark literally meant a geographic feature, used by explorers and others to find their way back through an area on a return trip. ... The Arts is a broad subdivision of culture, comprised of many expressive disciplines. ... The word culture, from the Latin colo, -ere, with its root meaning to cultivate, generally refers to patterns of human activity and the symbolic structures that give such activity significance. ... Fashion illustration by George Barbier of a gown by Jeanne Paquin, 1912, from La Gazette du bon ton, the most influential fashion magazine of its era. ... ‹ The template below (Expand) is being considered for deletion. ...

Both cities have hosted an Olympic Games (Melbourne in 1956 and Sydney in 2000), while Melbourne has the bigger sporting events with the Melbourne Cup, Australian Tennis Open and Grand Prix. Melbourne has the tallest office building (Rialto Towers at 251m tall), residential tower (Eureka Tower at 297m) and hotel tower (Crown Towers at 152m), while Sydney arguably has the tallest tower overall (Sydney Tower, with its roof at 275m and an antenna reaching 309m). Melbourne's Crown Casino is much bigger than Sydney's Star City, Melbourne's National Gallery of Victoria larger than Sydney's Art Gallery of New South Wales and the Melbourne Cricket Ground larger than Sydney's Telstra Stadium. However, Sydney's skyline contains a higher number of skyscrapers overall than Melbourne, its property prices are significantly higher, and its beaches such as Bondi Beach are more popular than Melbourne's bayside beaches, due to the warmer climate and waves. It also has two of the world's top 50 restaurants according to Restaurant magazine, more than any other city in the country.^[1] The five Olympic rings were designed in 1913, adopted in 1914 and debuted at the Games at Antwerp, 1920. ... The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were held in 1956 in Melbourne, Australia, although the equestrian events could not be held in Australia due to quarantine regulations. ... The 2000 Summer Olympics or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were the Summer Olympic Games held in 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... The 1976 cup won by Van Der Hum. ... The Australian Open is held each January at Melbourne Park. ... Promotional poster for the first Australian Grand Prix in Adelaide in 1985. ... Rialto Towers (often The Rialto) is the second-tallest reinforced concrete building and the tallest office building in the Southern Hemisphere, when measured to its roof. ... Eureka Tower is a residential building in the Southbank precinct of Melbourne, Australia. ... Sydney Tower (also known as the AMP Tower, AMP Centrepoint Tower, Centrepoint Tower or just Centrepoint) is Sydneys tallest free-standing structure, and the second tallest in Australia (with the Q1 building on the Gold Coast being the tallest). ... The Atrium at Crown Crown Casino and Entertainment Complex is a casino and entertainment precinct on the south bank of the Yarra River, in Melbourne, Australia. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... National Gallery of Victoria The National Gallery of Victoria is an art gallery and museum in Melbourne, Australia. ... The Art Gallery of New South Wales (AGNSW) located in The Domain in Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia, is the most important public gallery in Sydney and the second largest in Australia after the National Gallery of Victoria. ... “MCG” redirects here. ... This page is for Telstra Stadium, Sydney. ... Bondi Beach is popular with tourists Bondi Beach (pronounced Bond-eye with a long i, or bóndai) The worlds busiest beach, in the suburb of Bondi, New South Wales in Sydney, Australia. ... Restaurant Magazine is a hospitality industry magazine publication. ...

People in Sydney have in the past made fun of the Yarra River which is seen as being dirty, and Melbourne's climate which is seen as being both perennially overcast (although Sydney actually receives about twice as much rain), and erratic. Melbourne boasts a popular public transport system which includes an integrated and extensive train, tram and bus system which is sometimes cited as being more reliable than Sydney's CityRail. The Yarra River is a river in southern Victoria, Australia. ... Skytrain Bangkok. ... Melbourne, capital city of the State of Victoria, Australia, has a long history of railway development. ... The city of Melbourne, the second-largest city in Australia, is home to the third largest tram network in the world, consisting of 245 kilometres of track, 500 trams[1], and 1813 tram stops [2]. Operated by the private company Yarra Trams since privatisation in 1999, Melbournes trams contribute... The waiting area at  Central Railway Station, the main station on the CityRail network CityRail is an operating division of RailCorp, a publicly owned corporation of the government of the state of New South Wales, Australia. ...

Tasmania-mainland rivalry

Australian population as a percentage, 1881-2000

Mainland Australians often use the island state Tasmania (or Tasmanians) as the butt of jokes. Many joke that people from the small island of Tasmania are inbred, or have two heads. The origins of these jokes are most likely due to the fact that Tasmania is an island state, and its (presumed) low population, when in actual fact Tasmania is much less remote than Darwin or Perth, and more populous than Darwin, Canberra, and up until the early 1900s, Perth. More Tasmanian-born people live in Melbourne than in Tasmania.^{[citation needed]} Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Capital Hobart Government Constitutional monarchy Governor William Cox Premier Paul Lennon (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 5  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $16,114 (7th)  - Product per capita  $33,243/person (8th) Population (End of September 2006)  - Population  489,600 (6th)  - Density  7. ... Inbreeding is breeding between close relatives. ... Darwin is the capital city of the Australian Territory of the Northern Territory. ... The Perth skyline viewed from the Swan River This article is about the metropolitan area of Perth, Western Australia. ... For other uses, see Canberra (disambiguation). ... The Perth skyline viewed from the Swan River This article is about the metropolitan area of Perth, Western Australia. ...

Mainland Australian maps used graphically and symbols frequently leave Tasmania off completely, including the original castings of Sydney 2000 Summer Olympics medals. The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of 4,119,190, and 151,920 in the City of Sydney, as of the 2006 census. ... The 2000 Summer Olympics or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were the Summer Olympic Games held in 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ...

Tasmania is often jokingly identified as "not part of Australia" by mainlanders. Some jokingly refer to Tasmania as "overseas" in a freight or travel context, despite it being overseas only in a literal context. In return, some Tasmanians refer to "mainlanders" or the "North Island". Internationally, some people think of Tasmania and Australia as different countries. International mail destined for Tasmania being redirected to Tanzania in Africa has sometimes occurred. A world map showing the continent of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. ...

Western Australia and eastern states

Western Australia is the largest state of Australia, the least densely populated, and the furthest removed from the centres of population and of federal government in the Eastern States. Western Australia's capital cities and towns are more often located closer to its North Asian neighbours than the cities of the Eastern States. At the same time, it has abundant natural resources and primary industries that contribute a very significant part of Australia's economy, particularly in the mining sector. It is seen that the Eastern States exploit the economy of the Western Australian people by taking the money and resources made by the Western Australians, transferring them to the Eastern State's economies while giving very little back. Capital Perth Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Ken Michael Premier Alan Carpenter (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 15  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $100,900 (4th)  - Product per capita  $50,355/person (3rd) Population (December 2006)  - Population  2,050,900 (4th)  - Density  0. ... The Eastern states of Australia are the states adjoining the east coast of Australia. ... Capital Perth Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Ken Michael Premier Alan Carpenter (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 15  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $100,900 (4th)  - Product per capita  $50,355/person (3rd) Population (December 2006)  - Population  2,050,900 (4th)  - Density  0. ...

Many Western Australians consider their state to be a "forgotten" state. This grievance is based in the fact that its remoteness and comparitively small population mean that many significant events are denied to Western Australians, when in fact Western Australia has the 4th largest population of the Australian States and Territories and about 1/3 of the population of Victoria and New South Wales. Western Australian's often miss out on such occasions as concert tours and sporting events as the Eastern States are often only highlighted to the international guests. The state also has a lower profile than the better-known parts of Australia mainly due to a monopoly in the advertising areas in the media domestically and internationally; non-Australians are more likely to know about Sydney or Melbourne than Perth. Perthian's only find this offensive as it is felt that their existance is merely 'forgotten' for the other states benefits.

More seriously, Western Australians have long complained of being ignored politically and economically by other States and by the Commonwealth. On more than one occasion, secession has been proposed and even formally pursued, but to no effect due to the unwillingness of the Eastern States to allow a separate country to exist. Western Australia was the last colony to agree to join the others in federation, it decided against joining but after constant pressures by the Eastern States such as land confiscations they were forced to join the Commonwealth. Many times after they have campaigned to leave, with the population agreeing, but were yet again forced into remaining in the Commonwealth. Secessionist How To Vote card, 1933 Secessionism has been a recurring feature of Western Australias political landscape since shortly after European settlement in 1829. ... The federation of Australia was the process by which the six separate British colonies of New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia formed a federation. ...

All these factors contribute to the growing dissent between the Westerners and the Easterners of Australia.

Queensland and southern states

Queensland is also distant from the main population and political centres of Southern Australia, namely Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra. At the same time it has long contributed a significant proportion of Australia's most lucrative export commodities, such as coal, beef and sugar. The disparity between Queensland's economic contribution and political influence has long caused tension. The relationship is complicated by the migration since the 1970s of many people from the southern states, who are both welcomed for the economic benefits they bring, and occasionally disparaged as "Mexicans". Capital Brisbane Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Quentin Bryce Premier Peter Beattie (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 28  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $158,506 (3rd)  - Product per capita  $40,170/person (6th) Population (End of November 2006)  - Population  4,164,590 (3rd)  - Density  2. ... The term southern Australia is generally considered to include the Australian states and territories of New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania and the Australian Capital Territory. ... The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of 4,119,190, and 151,920 in the City of Sydney, as of the 2006 census. ... Melbourne (pronounced ) is the second most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 3. ... For other uses, see Canberra (disambiguation). ... Coal Coal (IPA: ) is a fossil fuel formed in swamp ecosystems where plant remains were saved by water and mud from oxidization and biodegradation. ... For other uses, see Beef (disambiguation). ... Magnification of grains of sugar, showing their monoclinic hemihedral crystalline structure. ...

This sentiment was epitomised by Joh Bjelke-Petersen's parochialism and frequent promotion the idea of Queensland secession of Queensland from Australia during his term as premier. Sir Johannes Joh Bjelke-Petersen, KCMG (13 January 1911 – 23 April 2005), New Zealand-born Australian politician, was the longest-serving and longest-lived Premier of the state of Queensland. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Other regions

Northern Tasmania and Southern Tasmania

Historically, the rivalry between Launceston in the north and Hobart in the south has been endless. Tasmania's population (just over 480,000) is distributed almost evenly between the north and the south of the state. Northern Tasmania has a slightly higher population (around 52%)^{[citation needed]}, whereas southern Tasmania has the capital, and largest, city (Hobart, with around 200,000 people). Launceston is a city in the north of the state of Tasmania, Australia, population approximately 90,000 (Greater urban and 99,100 statistical division), located at the juncture of the North Esk, South Esk, and Tamar rivers. ... Hobart is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. ...

During the reign of one premier in the late twentieth century folklore had it that the government was planning to move the administration of the state to Launceston.^{[citation needed]} Before the 1890s there was no formal party system in Tasmania. ...

A brewery, newspaper and television station is based at each end of the state; Boag's Brewery, The Examiner and Southern Cross Television in Launceston and the Cascade Brewery, The Mercury and WIN Television in Hobart. Both Boags and Cascade are popular beers throughout the rest of Australia.^[2][3] Boags Brewery is a brewery run by J. Boag & Sons and is located in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. ... The Examiner can refer to: Irish Examiner in Cork, Ireland The Examiner (Tasmania) in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Southern Cross Television, or Southern Cross, is an Australian television network available in Tasmania, Darwin, and regional South Australia. ... The Cascade Brewery, with Mount Wellington in the background Cascade Brewery is the oldest brewery in Australia. ... The Mercury may refer to: The Mercury (KwaZulu-Natal), a newspaper in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa The Mercury (Pennsylvania, USA), a newspaper in Pennsylvania, United States The Mercury (Hobart), a newspaper in Hobart, Australia The Portland Mercury (Portland, Oregon USA), an alternative newspaper in Portland, Oregon Category: ... WIN Television is an Australian regional television network, that broadcasts in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Canberra, South Australia, Tasmania, and Western Australia. ...

Organisations which base themselves in northern Tasmania are often reported with much negativity in the Hobart media. Examples include the establishment of the Australian Maritime College in Launceston in 1978; the Spirit of Tasmania ferry terminal in Devonport on the north-west coast; or Launceston's Aurora Stadium being named as the sole host of Australian Football League games in the state. AMC Logo The Australian Maritime College (AMC) is a tertiary education institution based in Launceston, Tasmania. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Spirit of Tasmania (first ship). ... Devonport City Council shown in green in map of Tasmania Devonport is a city in the north-west of Tasmania, Australia, at the mouth of the Mersey River. ... York Park (now known as Aurora Stadium) is the major Australian rules football ground located in Inveresk, an inner city suburb of Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. ... The Australian Football League (AFL), formerly known as the Victorian Football League, and sometimes known as the VFL/AFL, is the elite Australian national competition in the sport of Australian rules football. ...

In 1991, the Launceston-based Tasmanian State Institute of Technology became the Launceston campus of the previously Hobart-based University of Tasmania. The decision was made to locate some courses at one campus only; for example, the University's then new School of Nursing was based in Launceston. The University of Tasmania (also abbreviated as UTAS, UTas or Tas Uni) is a well-regarded Australian university, with three campuses in Tasmania. ... The University of Tasmania (also abbreviated as UTAS, UTas or Tas Uni) is a well-regarded Australian university, with three campuses in Tasmania. ...

Despite Australian rules football being hugely popular in the state, Tasmania's local competition has struggled. For much of the 20th century Tasmania had a statewide competition (the Tasmanian Football League, later known as Statewide League), but in 2000 a lack of cohesion resulted in the division of the statewide leagues into separate northern and southern leagues. The conflict also flowed on to Tasmania's bids for a team in the national competition - the inability for northern and southern representatives to compromise on a home location for such a team has been partly responsible. The Tasmanian Devils, who represent the state in the Victorian Football League, alternate their home games between Hobart and Launceston. High marking is a key skill and spectator attribute of Aussie Rules Precise field and goal kicking using the oval shaped ball is the key skill in Aussie Rules Football Australian rules football, also known as Australian football, Aussie rules, or simply football or footy is a code of football... The Tasmanian Football League (TFL) is a defunct football league from Tasmania, Australia. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Tasmanian Devils Football Club is an Australian rules football team, in the Victorian Football League in Australia. ... For other uses, see VFL (disambiguation). ...

South Australia and Victoria

Rivalry between South Australia and Victoria over interstate and State of Origin Football and the Australian Grand Prix, which became a Formula One event in Adelaide but later moved to Melbourne. For many years, Adelaide was the only capital city outside of Melbourne to retain a working part of its original tramway. Adelaide is often described derisively by interstaters as "Melbourne's smaller cousin". Australian rules football matches between teams representing Australian colonies/states and territories have been held since 1879. ... State of Origin is the name used in Australia for sporting events or other competitions which involve teams from different States or Territories. ... Promotional poster for the first Australian Grand Prix in Adelaide in 1985. ... Formula One - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... A Tram or Light rail system Historically, a railway, particularly one used for the carriage of minerals. ...

New South Wales and Queensland

Rivalry between New South Wales and Queensland in the Rugby League Rugby League State of Origin. Capital Sydney Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Professor Marie Bashir Premier Morris Iemma (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 50  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $305,437 (1st)  - Product per capita  $45,153/person (4th) Population (End of March 2006)  - Population  6,817,100 (1st)  - Density  8. ... Capital Brisbane Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Quentin Bryce Premier Peter Beattie (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 28  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $158,506 (3rd)  - Product per capita  $40,170/person (6th) Population (End of November 2006)  - Population  4,164,590 (3rd)  - Density  2. ... Players are selected to play for the state in which they played their first senior football, hence the name state of origin. Prior to 1980 players were selected for interstate matches on the basis of where they were playing their club football at the time. ...

References

External links

• Melbourne - Sydney rivalry
• Sydney vs Melbourne - friendly rivalry
• Rivalry between the states
• Jokes and stereotypes about Australian states