The Territory of Christmas Island is an Australian external territory in the Indian Ocean comprising the island of the same name. It is located approximately 350 kilometres south of Java and Sumatra and about 1,550 km (840 nmi) north-west of the closest point on the Australian mainland. It has an area of 135 square kilometres (52 sq mi).
The Cocos (Keeling) Islands,officially the Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands,are an Australian external territory in the Indian Ocean,comprising a small archipelago approximately midway between Australia and Sri Lanka and relatively close to the Indonesian island of Sumatra. The territory's dual name reflects that the islands have historically been known as either the Cocos Islands or the Keeling Islands.
Jonathan Donald Stanhope is a former Australian politician who was Labor Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory from 2001 to 2011. Stanhope represented the Ginninderra electorate in the ACT Legislative Assembly from 1998 until 2011. He is the only ACT Chief Minister to have governed with a majority in the ACT Assembly. From 2012 to 2014 Stanhope was Administrator of the Australian Indian Ocean Territories,which consists of Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands.
The parliaments of the Australian states and territories are legislative bodies within the federal framework of the Commonwealth of Australia.
The Clunies-Ross family were the original settlers of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands,a small archipelago in the Indian Ocean. From 1827 to 1978,the family ruled the previously uninhabited islands as a private fiefdom,initially as terra nullius and then later under British (1857–1955) and Australian (1955–1978) sovereignty. The head of the family was usually recognised as the resident magistrate,and was sometimes styled as the "King of the Cocos Islands";a title given by the press.
Evan John Williams is a retired Australian diplomat and public servant who served as the Administrator of the Australian Indian Ocean Territories from 1 November 2003 until 31 October 2005.
The Division of Kalgoorlie was an Australian electoral division in the state of Western Australia,named after the city of Kalgoorlie. The Division was proclaimed in 1900 as one of the original 65 divisions to be contested at the first federal election in 1901. In its final form,it covered most of the land area of Western Australia,with a size of 2,295,354 square kilometres (886,241 sq mi)—over 90 percent of the state's landmass. It included the Goldfields-Esperance,Gascoyne,Pilbara and Kimberley regions of Western Australia,in addition to the eastern and far northern parts of the Mid West region,and the town of Merredin. It was the largest single-member electorate by area in the world—almost a third of the continent.
The Australian Indian Ocean Territories is the name since 1995 of an administrative unit under the Australian Department of Infrastructure,Transport,Regional Development,Communications and the Arts,consisting of two island groups in the Indian Ocean under Australian sovereignty:
The states and territories are the second level of government of Australia. The states are administrative divisions that are self-governing polities that are partly sovereign,having ceded some sovereign rights to the federal government. They have their own constitutions,legislatures,executive governments,judiciaries and law enforcement agencies that administer and deliver public policies and programs. Territories can be autonomous and administer local policies and programs much like the states in practice,but are still legally subordinate to the federal government.
Cocos (Keeling) Islands Airport is an airport serving the Cocos (Keeling) Islands,a territory of Australia located in the Indian Ocean. The airport is on West Island,one of the South Keeling Islands and capital of the territory.
This article covers year-by-year releases of postage stamps issued by Australia Post from 2002 to 2018. From 2014 onwards,background information was provided behind the reasoning of issuing the stamp to the public. To mark special occasions,Australia Post occasionally releases unique and limited-time only postal stamp designs,and less frequently,specially designed postal products.
The Shire of Cocos (Keeling) Islands is a local government area which manages local affairs on the Australian external territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands. The island is grouped with Western Australia but is administered by the Department of Infrastructure,Regional Development and Cities and an Administrator.
Thomas Gregory Stephens is a former Australian parliamentarian.
The Supreme Court of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands is the de jure superior court for the Cocos (Keeling) Islands,an Australian external territory. The court was originally established in 1958 after the British Government transferred sovereignty for the islands from Singapore to Australia. The court had jurisdiction to deal with all serious crimes and major civil claims for damages occurring on the Island.
The Division of Durack is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Western Australia.
Virgin Australia Regional Airlines is an Australian regional airline based in Perth,servicing key towns in the state of Western Australia. The airline also flies interstate to destinations such as Adelaide,Darwin,Melbourne and Alice Springs. Formerly known as Skywest,in April 2013 the airline was purchased by Virgin Australia Holdings as its new regional offshoot. On 21 April 2020,Virgin Australia Regional Airlines' parent company,Virgin Australia Holdings went into voluntary administration due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Although it is an Australian External Territory,the culture of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands has extensive influences from Malaysia and Indonesia.
Farzian Zainal is a politician from Christmas Island who is a councillor for the Shire of Christmas Island and the treasurer of the Indian Ocean Territories Regional Development Organisation. In June 2023,she was appointed as administrator of Christmas Island and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands.
The COVID-19 pandemic in the Cocos (Keeling) Islands is part of the ongoing worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The virus was confirmed to have reached the Cocos (Keeling) Islands on 19 March 2022.
The COVID-19 pandemic in Christmas Island is part of the ongoing worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The virus was confirmed to have reached Christmas Island on 6 March 2022.
