Cinderella state: Difference between revisions
Content deleted Content added
m →top: minor fixes, replaced: 860 - 195 → 860–195 (3), newspaper=The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926–1995) → newspaper=The Canberra Times, newspaper=Examiner (Launceston using [[Project:AWB|AWB |
Citation bot (talk | contribs) Removed parameters. | Use this bot. Report bugs. | Suggested by Superegz | Category:Political terminology in Australia | #UCB_Category 11/30 |
||
| (13 intermediate revisions by 8 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Short description|Australian political term}} |
|||
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} |
|||
'''Cinderella state''' is a term used in [[Australian politics]] by people who regard their [[States of Australia|state]] to be financially or politically disadvantaged, neglected, or unrecognised, in comparison to other states. |
'''Cinderella state''' is a term used in [[Australian politics]] by people who regard their [[States of Australia|state]] to be financially or politically disadvantaged, neglected, or unrecognised, in comparison to other states. |
||
Public figures from every Australian state have been recorded as regarding their own state as the Cinderella state. |
Public figures from every Australian state have been recorded as regarding their own state as the [[Cinderella]] state. |
||
* In [[Western Australia]] the term, and its implications were expressed in the [[Western Australian secession referendum |
* In [[Western Australia]] the term, and its implications were expressed in the [[1933 Western Australian secession referendum|1933 secession proposal]], on the basis of Western Australia's mineral wealth and perceived neglect by the rest of Australia.<ref>{{Citation | title=Western Australia : the Cinderella state of the Commonwealth | publication-date=1920 | publisher=Barclay & Sharland | url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/12857104 | accessdate=9 April 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{Citation | author1=Thomas, Athol | title=Sunshine and space make the Cinderella State an exciting place | journal=Bulletin (Sydney) | publication-date=1978-10-10 | issue=10 Oct 1978 | pages=65–67+ | issn=0007-4039 }}</ref> |
||
* [[Tasmania]] is regarded as a Cinderella state on the basis of its small size and perceived neglect by the rest of Australia.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article11395037 |title=The Cinderella state. |newspaper=[[The Mercury (Hobart)|The Mercury]] |location=Hobart, Tasmania |date=29 May 1918 |accessdate=9 April 2013 |page=4 |via=National Library of Australia}}{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article51367915 |title=The Cinderella state. |newspaper=[[The Examiner (Tasmania)|The Examiner]] |location=Launceston, Tas. |date=11 October 1926 |accessdate=9 April 2013 |page=4 Edition: DAILY |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> |
* [[Tasmania]] is regarded as a Cinderella state on the basis of its small size, detachment from the mainland, and perceived neglect by the rest of Australia.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article11395037 |title=The Cinderella state. |newspaper=[[The Mercury (Hobart)|The Mercury]] |location=Hobart, Tasmania |date=29 May 1918 |accessdate=9 April 2013 |page=4 |via=National Library of Australia}}{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article51367915 |title=The Cinderella state. |newspaper=[[The Examiner (Tasmania)|The Examiner]] |location=Launceston, Tas. |date=11 October 1926 |accessdate=9 April 2013 |page=4 Edition: DAILY |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> |
||
* [[Queensland]] is sometimes said to be the Cinderella state on the basis of its mineral and agricultural wealth, and perceived neglect by the rest of Australia.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article2736729 |title=QUEENSLAND IS TREATED AS A CINDERELLA STATE. |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |date=4 February 1948 |accessdate=9 April 2013 |page=1 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> |
* [[Queensland]] is sometimes said to be the Cinderella state on the basis of its mineral and agricultural wealth, and perceived neglect by the rest of Australia.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article2736729 |title=QUEENSLAND IS TREATED AS A CINDERELLA STATE. |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |date=4 February 1948 |accessdate=9 April 2013 |page=1 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> |
||
* [[New South Wales]] has also been called the Cinderella state on the basis of its high population but a share of federal resources which is not at the same proportion.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article16793646 |title=THE CINDERELLA STATE. |newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] | date=17 July 1931 |accessdate=29 October 2013 |page=1- |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> |
* [[New South Wales]] has also been called the Cinderella state on the basis of its high population but a share of federal resources which is not at the same proportion.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article16793646 |title=THE CINDERELLA STATE. |newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] | date=17 July 1931 |accessdate=29 October 2013 |page=1- |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> |
||
* [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]] has also been called the Cinderella state on the basis of a perception of a disproportionately low share of federal resources.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1300&dat=19490409&id=xsJVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wb0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=7171,782777 |title=Victoria becomes 'Cinderella State'. |newspaper=[[The Age]] |location=Victoria |date=9 April 1949 |accessdate=29 October 2013|page=4 |via=Google News}}</ref> |
* [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]] has also been called the Cinderella state on the basis of a perception of a disproportionately low share of federal resources.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1300&dat=19490409&id=xsJVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wb0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=7171,782777 |title=Victoria becomes 'Cinderella State'. |newspaper=[[The Age]] |location=Victoria |date=9 April 1949 |accessdate=29 October 2013|page=4 |via=Google News}}</ref> |
||
* [[South Australia]] has been called the Cinderella state on the basis of disproportionately high unemployment.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/opinion/hauling-the-cinderella-state-back-into-the-race/story-e6frg6zo-1226171069955 |title=Hauling the Cinderella state back into the race|newspaper = [[The Australian]] |location=Australia | date=20 October 2011 |accessdate=29 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.resourceinvestor.com/2005/05/09/australias-cinderella-state-banks-on-mining|title=Australia's Cinderella State Banks on Mining|newspaper=Resource Investor |location=Chicago |date=9 May 2005 |
* [[South Australia]] has been called the Cinderella state on the basis of disproportionately high unemployment.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/opinion/hauling-the-cinderella-state-back-into-the-race/story-e6frg6zo-1226171069955 |title=Hauling the Cinderella state back into the race|newspaper = [[The Australian]] |location=Australia | date=20 October 2011 |accessdate=29 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.resourceinvestor.com/2005/05/09/australias-cinderella-state-banks-on-mining|title=Australia's Cinderella State Banks on Mining|newspaper=Resource Investor |location=Chicago |date=9 May 2005}}</ref> |
||
==See also== |
==See also== |
||
* [[Cinderella]] |
|||
* [[Australian regional rivalry]] |
* [[Australian regional rivalry]] |
||
* [[Section 96 of the Constitution of Australia]], permitting federal grants to states |
* [[Section 96 of the Constitution of Australia]], permitting federal grants to states |
||
* |
* Similar phenomena in [[Canada]] |
||
** [[Equalization payments in Canada|Equalization payments]], for a "have-not" province |
|||
** [[Western alienation]] |
|||
** [[Maritime Rights Movement]] |
|||
== |
==References== |
||
{{reflist}} |
{{reflist}} |
||
[[Category: |
[[Category:Australian political catchphrases]] |
||
[[Category:Political terminology in Australia]] |
|||
Latest revision as of 01:09, 7 March 2023
Cinderella state is a term used in Australian politics by people who regard their state to be financially or politically disadvantaged, neglected, or unrecognised, in comparison to other states.
Public figures from every Australian state have been recorded as regarding their own state as the Cinderella state.
- In Western Australia the term, and its implications were expressed in the 1933 secession proposal, on the basis of Western Australia's mineral wealth and perceived neglect by the rest of Australia.[1][2]
- Tasmania is regarded as a Cinderella state on the basis of its small size, detachment from the mainland, and perceived neglect by the rest of Australia.[3]
- Queensland is sometimes said to be the Cinderella state on the basis of its mineral and agricultural wealth, and perceived neglect by the rest of Australia.[4]
- New South Wales has also been called the Cinderella state on the basis of its high population but a share of federal resources which is not at the same proportion.[5]
- Victoria has also been called the Cinderella state on the basis of a perception of a disproportionately low share of federal resources.[6]
- South Australia has been called the Cinderella state on the basis of disproportionately high unemployment.[7][8]
See also
[edit]- Australian regional rivalry
- Section 96 of the Constitution of Australia, permitting federal grants to states
- Similar phenomena in Kanada
- Equalization payments, for a "have-not" province
- Western alienation
- Maritime Rights Movement
References
[edit]- ^ Western Australia : the Cinderella state of the Commonwealth, Barclay & Sharland, 1920, retrieved 9 April 2013
- ^ Thomas, Athol (10 October 1978), "Sunshine and space make the Cinderella State an exciting place", Bulletin (Sydney) (10 Oct 1978): 65–67+, ISSN 0007-4039
- ^ "The Cinderella state". The Mercury. Hobart, Tasmania. 29 May 1918. p. 4. Retrieved 9 April 2013 – via National Library of Australia."The Cinderella state". The Examiner. Launceston, Tas. 11 October 1926. p. 4 Edition: DAILY. Retrieved 9 April 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "QUEENSLAND IS TREATED AS A CINDERELLA STATE". The Canberra Times. 4 February 1948. p. 1. Retrieved 9 April 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "THE CINDERELLA STATE". The Sydney Morning Herald. 17 July 1931. p. 1-. Retrieved 29 October 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Victoria becomes 'Cinderella State'". The Age. Victoria. 9 April 1949. p. 4. Retrieved 29 October 2013 – via Google News.
- ^ "Hauling the Cinderella state back into the race". The Australian. Australia. 20 October 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
- ^ "Australia's Cinderella State Banks on Mining". Resource Investor. Chicago. 9 May 2005.