Structure of Australia

Capital: Canberra
Time difference: 15 hours ahead of EST, USA (Australia is divided into three time zones.)
Administrative Divisions: 6 states & 2 territories- Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia
Independence Day: January 1, 1901 (from the UK colonies)
Constitution: July 9 1900. (note: it was effective as of January 1, 1901.)
National Holidays: Australia Day- January 26, ANZAC Day- April 25
(note: ANZAC Day celebrates the anniversary of when the troops of the Australian & New Zealand Army Corps landed during World War I at Gallipoli, Turkey in 1915.)
Government: Three branches- Executive, Legislative and Judicial
Prime Minister: Kevin Rudd
Queen: Elizabeth II
Bicameral Federal Parliment: House of Representatives & Senate