In 1901, the Commonwealth of Australia came into being with Edmund Barton as its first prime minister.
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.
"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.
Shares in Australia's big four banks also advanced, with Commonwealth Bank of Australia, National Australia Bank, ANZ and Westpac up between 0.3% and 1.2%.
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.
Commonwealth Bank of Australia said earnings rose in its fiscal third quarter, but not by as much as analysts had expected.
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%.
Financials also bounced after losses earlier in the week, with Nomura Holdings rising 4.7% and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group rising 2.7% in Tokyo, Commonwealth Bank of Australia gaining 0.8% and Chinatrust Financial Holding climbing 2.4% in Taipei.
Chretien said he would discuss elements of his Monday talks with Bush at an upcoming meeting of Commonwealth nations in Australia, and a subsequent summit of "Francophone, " or French-speaking and influenced nations, later in the year in Lebanon.
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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The legislation was agreed in principle at the Commonwealth heads of government meeting in Perth, Australia in October 2011.
The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh will tour Australia for 11 days from next Wednesday ahead of a meeting of Commonwealth leaders there.
The Commonwealth postpones its summit in Australia next month because of the international uncertainty following the terrorist attacks.
The event will feature all of Australia's Olympic walking team including Commonwealth gold medallists Nathan Deakes and Jane Saville.
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In the last year, there were 90, 210 first-home buyers across Australia, 35% lower than the previous year and a seven-year low, according to BankWest, a Western Australia-based lender and unit of Commonwealth Bank.
There is a disagreement on tactics between the Africans, among others, and some of the old, predominantly white Commonwealth countries, especially Britain and Australia.
She was part of Australia's gold medal winning 4x400m team at the Commonwealth Games in Manchester last year.
He produced a time of 53.59 seconds - another Commonwealth Games record - to win gold ahead of New Zealand's Daniel Bell and Australia's Ashley Delaney.
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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