tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288683.post3437762837722522317..comments2008-12-07T13:18:05.353ZAlexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03413659492973102654doctoralexg@gmail.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288683.post-48336758328197153242008-12-07T13:05:00.000Z2008-12-07T13:05:00.000ZPerhaps the theme of campaiging against the centre is a trope of a federation. The same theme has been evident in Australia since its foundation in 1901, and before that (and still) within its individual states. It is still a complaint in rural New South Wales, for instance, that the initials of the state stand for "Newcastle, Sydney, Wollongong", the state's three largest cities, which are also close by each other, geographically.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com