Proponents of New States
Some members of the National Party (former Country Party) have been especially supportive of new states, since they believe it would decentralise Australia and benefit rural areas more.
In addition to the above, Bryan Pape, National Party official and senior lecturer in law at the University of New England, has suggested further subdivision of Victoria and the following states, resulting in possibly as many as twenty Australian states: A suggested reorganisation of Australia's states could include:
- Central Australia
- Northern Australia
- Arnhem/Kakadu
- Queensland
- Carpenteria
- Cape York/North Queensland
- South Australia
- Whyalla
- Eyre Peninsula
- Victoria
- Gippsland
- Ballarat-Bendigo/Goldfields
- Wimmera-The Mallee
- Western Australia
- Kimberley
- Pilbara
- Kalgoorlie/Goldfields
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