9 maio 1901 ano - The very first Parliament of Australia opens in Melbourne, with the Duke of Cornwall and York (the future King George V) formally declaring the beginning of the session

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The initial meeting was held at the Royal Exhibition Building, before temporarily moving to the building that housed the parliament for the State of Victoria while a separate Melbourne site could be constructed for federal business. Melbourne would serve as the capital of Australia until 1927, when the seat of government would move to Canberra.

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