In 1901, the Commonwealth of Australia came into being with Edmund Barton as its first prime minister.
"I, Julia Eileen Gillard, do solemnly and sincerely affirm and declare that I will loyally serve the Commonwealth of Australia in the office of prime minister, " she said in the ceremony in the Australian capital, Canberra.
After Kelly and her family left the turbulence of apartheid South Africa for Sydney in 1997, her first job was with the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, as general manager of strategic marketing.
They were both due to miss the original date on 27 October because of a trip to Australia for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting.
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Rather, the so-called Commonwealth of Australia was formed in 1901 through an accord between London and colonies composed of mainly European settlers that formed the basis of today's federation of six states and two territories.
The legislation was agreed in principle at the Commonwealth heads of government meeting in Perth, Australia in October 2011.
There is a disagreement on tactics between the Africans, among others, and some of the old, predominantly white Commonwealth countries, especially Britain and Australia.
The Commonwealth postpones its summit in Australia next month because of the international uncertainty following the terrorist attacks.
She was part of Australia's gold medal winning 4x400m team at the Commonwealth Games in Manchester last year.
The event will feature all of Australia's Olympic walking team including Commonwealth gold medallists Nathan Deakes and Jane Saville.
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Mortgage lenders on the move included Westpac Banking, up 3.5%, while Commonwealth Bank of Australia gained 2.4%, and National Australia Bank added 2%.
The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh will tour Australia for 11 days from next Wednesday ahead of a meeting of Commonwealth leaders there.
Fitzsimmons says his fund recently has focused on financial services companies like Commonwealth Bank, Macquarie Bank and National Australia Bank in an effort to benefit from the overall prosperity of the economy, which is expected to grow 4.8% this year.
And, as events in Ghana and Australia demonstrate, the monarch still retains some appeal as a symbolic head of government and the Commonwealth.
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