Question

A supporter of this event boasted that he could make it happen within 12 months, only to fail and die 5 years before this event actually occurred. A key roadblock in this event was solved by limiting the Braddon Clause to 10 years. A speech in support of this event quoted a James Brunton Stephens poem and was given at a school in Tenterfield. The Earl of Hopetoun (15[1])(“HOPE-toon”) committed a “blunder” in the leadup to this event by appointing William (*) Lyne as an interim leader. This event gives its name to an architectural style that includes images of the waratah flower. Henry Parkes is considered the “father” of (10[1])this 1901 event, after which Edmund Barton became the first Prime Minister of a newly-formed nation. For 10 points, name this event that united colonies such as Queensland and New South Wales. ■END■

ANSWER: the federation of Australia [or the formation of the Commonwealth of Australia, founding of Australia, or answers involving Australia becoming a country; accept the union of Australia; accept confederation of Australia; reject “Australian independence” or similar answers, as federation did not change Australia’s relationship with regards to Britain]
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MarkBroken Imperial NomadsMagisters Ludi6715
ThomasBuzzers KaramazovOxford Hornets10710

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2023 BHSU @ Berkeley03/18/2023Y3100%0%0%122.67
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2023 BHSU @ Waterloo04/15/2023Y3100%33%33%96.67