page_title: List of proposed states of Australia
section_title: Australian Capital Territory
hierarchical_section_title: List of proposed states of Australia / Current proposals / Australian Capital Territory
caption_attribution_description: English: Map of the ACT and Jervis Bay relative to Sydney Drawn by me in illustrator from various sources Released under the GFDL
context_page_description: Proposals for new Australian states have been numerous since the late 19th and early 20th centuries; however, to date, no states have been added to Australia since Federation in 1901. Many proposals have suggested an Aboriginal state which would resemble the Inuit territory of Nunavut in Canada, while others have suggested incorporating New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Fiji, East Timor and New Caledonia as new states. Other proposals suggest making the Northern Territory and/or Australian Capital Territory states.
context_section_description: Supporters of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) believe the ACT, with a population only slightly less than that of Tasmania, is under-represented in the Australian Parliament. This movement is small and no prominent political figures have given it their support. Furthermore, the wording of s.125 of the Australian Constitution states that the ACT must remain a territory and cannot become a state.
caption: Location and size of the ACT and Jervis Bay.
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