If they could defend themselves against the Australian army, sure. I think the Canadians are trying something similar. They could probably even do it democratically, without bloodshed. All it would take is the will.

http://www.smh.com.au/news/National/No-states-if-we-did-it-all-again-PM/2007/05/18/1178995371503.html

If Australia was started all over again and a fresh constitution was drafted, there would be no states, Prime Minister John Howard said on Friday.

Mr Howard, who has to deal with Labor leaders in every state and territory, said he wasn't about to launch a campaign for this to happen.

"If we started the country again, that's what people would want," he told ABC radio in Townsville.

Interesting discussion.

I remember when crossing the border from NSW to VIC it was 'almost' like going to another 'country' [nation]: It was very different. It had trams and conductors, VFL and more that could not be found in another State.
It was its own 'self' in style and personality.

But then Australia seemed to 'fold back' upon itself or 'fail'.
People like Pauline Hanson took the country backwards into the past, rather than the future.
Australia was already 'One Nation' - but its States were developing their own characteristics, culture, personality, style, etc.
Alas, since 2000 - it all got 'generalised', it went 'backwards' like as if it was the USA (where independent States 'united' to become 'One Nation').

I honestly think this 'failure' currently will also 'fail' completely.
Those in Politics who fold back into the past will lose any empowerment... and we will find that the 'future' of Political Australia will indeed be for something better than just States becoming INDEPENDENT COUNTRIES.

I see provincials like Eden-Monaro, Capricornia, Wimmera, Riverina, St Vincent, New England, Orara, Pitjantjatjara, Centralia, Gippsland, Kimberly, Pilbara, Sterling, Cape York (*BigOl64  ) and more... becoming their own INDEPENDENT COUNTRIES.

This would turn this currently BORING continent into a vibrant 'self-sufficient' MULTI-CULTURAL region without the need for FORIEGN multi-culturalism.

Bye bye boring Australia and boring Pauline hansonites who are justified by the Media.
Hello a new versatile Australian continent of much 'self-sufficient' variety   

miketrees wrote on Nov 14^th, 2018 at 2:03pm:


Yes.

WA has been threatening to secede for decades.

There was a referendum on it back in the 1930s, and the majority voted for us to withdraw from the Federation.

It's funny WA would want to secede because it's probably the most vulnerable state in the country. It's mostly desert. A really bad drought and it will be asking for help.

greggerypeccary wrote on Nov 14^th, 2018 at 3:03pm:

Your state is never far off running out of water. All the cash in the world won't buy you rainfall. If WA seceded I'm sure it would receive less assistance. All the other things it gets from the eastern states which isn't iron ore and wheat.

Mr Hammer wrote on Nov 14^th, 2018 at 3:07pm:


If we seceded back in 1933, we'd have the Kimberley Pipeline in place now.

We'd have so much water, we'd be bathing in it!