With the coronavirus crisis requiring a coordinated response between the federal government and our states and territories we take a step back and look at how the federation operates. In this episode we focus on its formation, we talk you through how responsibilities are split, the structures that have been put in place to coordinate those responsibilities as well as how some of it has been rethought recently..Squiz Recommends:The Federation - Parliamentary Education OfficeHenry Parkes "Tenterfield Address" See /privacy for privacy and opt-out information.