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Australia would be united as one so they could participate and get a say in political arguments all over the world

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if Australia didn't federate, the colonies wouldn't be able to defend or sustain themselves

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for all states and territories to federate would mean a much better and more stable economy

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there were concerns australia would lose cultural ties to england

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When we federate it would be better to change the train track

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it was frustrating for Australians to go in between states because they had different laws.

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Free Trade

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some colonies did not trust each other

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federation would improve the speed that we colonise australia.

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NSW and VICTORIA did want to spend money to federate

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all the colonies already had parliaments of there own

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Some states had dis agreements about laws and discussions were hard to make. ;-;

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some laws would be lost

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each colony was unique and had their own identity. There was concern that federation would cause colonies to lose their individuality.

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as NSW and Victoria were the most powerful and populated colonies, there was concern that they would have more control.

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some people were worried about loosing money and having less power and the bigger states taking there money and the power.

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women would gain the right to vote

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it would be easier to send message

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create a more democratic system of government that provided greater freedoms for citizens.

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some people did not care about federation because they did not cross states. :(

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the current system was working, why change it?

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they could communicate better with the improoving communication technologys

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the cost of setting up and running an Australian parliament.

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national pride

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it would be easier to go to different states

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Australia were getting cortious about how many Chinese people where coming to Australia

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some people believed that free trade between the colonies would strengthen the economy.

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the smaller states worried that they wouldn't get a say in what happens.

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Each state in Australia had a small army not large enough to fight if a country invaded Australia

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one army

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free trade

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so that Australia became stronger