Has there been any other examples or movements to create new states throughout the last 100 or so years?

Oh, there's been constantly new state movements even before Federation.

And that's why you'll find that chapter six has been inserted in the constitution in regards to provide for new states.

Remember, the whole and eastern seaboard of our continent was once just New South Wales.

Now, when Tasmania, South Australia and Victoria were separated into separate colonies, there wasn't really a viable parliament in New South Wales.

It was still effectively managed by the governor's authority and the colonial secretary.

So they saw the need to make representation closer to where it was and created those new colonies.

So I guess the big question people would ask, you know, if we're going to look at North Queensland breaking away from the rest of Queensland is, would it be able to sustain itself? Would Southeast Queensland be able to continue to sustain itself if that was to split into two states?