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<blockquote data-quote="Malleeboy" data-source="post: 77420621" data-attributes="member: 436627"><p>There would be multiple impacts with making them states.</p><p></p><p>Firstly, how many senators do the territories get, only original states are guaranteed the full equal number (currently 12). NT did have a referendum for statehood, but it was narrowly defeated partly due to only 3 senators being offered not 12.</p><p></p><p>If you give them 12 each, you would leave the Senate as being even more "unrepresentative swill". a majority of Senators would from onyl 22% of the population.</p><p>Issues with the link between number of House of Rep's vs senators in double dissolutions. House is supposed to have around double the number of members compared to the Senate, adding another 24 senators, would mean adding around 48 more members in the H of Reps members.</p><p></p><p>You have also missed the other inhabited territories...</p><p></p><p>Jervis Bay is our 3rd mainland territory (everyone forgets)</p><p></p><p>Then there is our external territories</p><p>Norfolk Is</p><p>Cocos/Keeling Is</p><p>Christmas Is</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Malleeboy, post: 77420621, member: 436627"] There would be multiple impacts with making them states. Firstly, how many senators do the territories get, only original states are guaranteed the full equal number (currently 12). NT did have a referendum for statehood, but it was narrowly defeated partly due to only 3 senators being offered not 12. If you give them 12 each, you would leave the Senate as being even more "unrepresentative swill". a majority of Senators would from onyl 22% of the population. Issues with the link between number of House of Rep's vs senators in double dissolutions. House is supposed to have around double the number of members compared to the Senate, adding another 24 senators, would mean adding around 48 more members in the H of Reps members. You have also missed the other inhabited territories... Jervis Bay is our 3rd mainland territory (everyone forgets) Then there is our external territories Norfolk Is Cocos/Keeling Is Christmas Is [/QUOTE]
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