Norfolk Island, Australia
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Published Date: 28 March 2025
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Norfolk Island, Australia
Distance from Norfolk Island to Australia: 1,901 Km (Straight line distance Capital-to-Capital in Km, Map Developers)
Since the 18th century, Norfolk Island is an Australian colony, started mainly for penal settlement when Australia was still a British colony, so some prisoners were sent to Norfolk Island rather to Australia, yet in the mid-19 century, a settlement was started on Norfolk Island by islanders that arrived from Pitcairn Islands. At the start of the 20th century, Australia became an Independence country by creating a union of six British colonies that one of them administratively was included the Norfolk Island. However, Norfolk Island has had a self-governance from 1979 until 2015 when the self-governing of Norfolk Island was abolished by the government of Australia, despite the results of the local referendum and the wish of Norfolk Island for self-determination, so since 2015 until today, Norfolk Island runs by an appointed Australian Administrator, which has led to sovereignty dispute between Norfolk Island and Australia (see below).
Norfolk Island official resigns in protest at Canberra governance decision
Self Determination for Norfolk Island - Australia - Change.org
'From from a place of equals': Norfolk Island's ongoing quest for a return of self-government
Press Release - nipeoplefordemocracy.com , 15th October 2024
Administrator of Norfolk Island: George Plant (since June 2023)
Norfolk Island Website http://www.info.gov.nf/
The territory of Norfolk Island includes three islands: Norfolk Island, Phillip Island and Nepean Island.
Population
One of the Prominent Religious Sites
Norfolk Island
Key Figures of the Territory, Global Position, Alliances, and 2024 Global Survival Rank (GSR)
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Key Figures of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and International Trade
Main industries: Tourism, light industry, ready mixed concrete
Principal exports: Soybean meal, Norfolk Island pine seeds, Kentia palm seeds, activated carbon, centrifuges, pesticides, postage stamps
Source: https://commonwealthchamber.com/associated-territories/norfolk-island/
Source: Observatory of Economic Complexity
Profile
Norfolk Island - Britannica https://www.britannica.com/place/Norfolk-Island
Interview with the Islanders of Norfolk Island about the Sovereignty Dispute between Norfolk Island and Australia
Research Papers and Research Books
Sustainable island businesses: a case study of Norfolk Island Lenzen, M. (2008). Sustainable island businesses: a case study of Norfolk Island. Journal of Cleaner Production, 16(18), 2018-2035.
Norfolk island (Review for 2017). Gonschor, L. (2017). Norfolk island. The Contemporary Pacific, 29(1), 154-165.
Norfolk Island (Review for July 2018 to June 2020). Gonschor, L., & Nobbs, A. (2021). Norfolk Island. the contemporary pacific, 33(1), 221-231.
Language and place-knowledge on Norfolk Island Nash, J., & Low, M. (2015). Language and place-knowledge on Norfolk Island. ethnos, 80(3), 385-408.
Norfolk Island-Pitcairn English (Pitkern Norfolk): morphology and syntax Mühlhäusler, P. (2004). Norfolk Island-Pitcairn English (Pitkern Norfolk): morphology and syntax. A handbook of varieties of English, 2, 789-801.
From historical maps to remote sensing: reconstructing land use changes on Norfolk Island over the past 250 years Levin, N., & Kark, S. (2023). From historical maps to remote sensing: reconstructing land use changes on Norfolk Island over the past 250 years. The Cartographic Journal, 60(3), 194-215.
The value of visitor surveys: The case of Norfolk Island Prideaux, B., & Crosswell, M. (2006). The value of visitor surveys: The case of Norfolk Island. Journal of vacation marketing, 12(4), 359-370.
Quantifying rainfall and cloud water interception in upland forests of Norfolk Island McJannet, D., Marano, J., Petheram, C., Tavener, N., & Greenwood, D. (2023). Quantifying rainfall and cloud water interception in upland forests of Norfolk Island. Hydrological Processes, 37(7), e14945.
Citizen-Initiated Referenda in Australia: Lessons from Norfolk Island Gussen, B. F. (2019). Citizen-Initiated Referenda in Australia: Lessons from Norfolk Island. Loy. J. Pub. Int. L., 21, 135.
THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA AND NORFOLK ISLAND: BRIDGING THE DIVIDE. Adams, R. (2014). THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA AND NORFOLK ISLAND: BRIDGING THE DIVIDE. Parliamentarian, 95(2), 92.
Autonomies of scale: Precarious self-government on Norfolk Island Irving, Helen, Autonomies of Scale: Precarious Self-Government on Norfolk Island (November 17, 2013). PRACTISING SELF-GOVERNMENT: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF AUTONOMOUS REGIONS, Y. Ghai and S. Woodman, eds., Cambridge University Press, 2013, Sydney Law School Research Paper No. 13/83.
Self-Determination Hassall, G. (2023). Self-Determination. In The United Nations and the Pacific Islands (pp. 23-55). Cham: Springer International Publishing.
Historical Background and Historical Perspective
Maconochie's gentlemen: The story of Norfolk Island and the roots of modern prison reform Morris, N. (2003). Maconochie's gentlemen: The story of Norfolk Island and the roots of modern prison reform. Oxford University Press.
Bounteous bestowal: the economic history of Norfolk island Treadgold, M. L. (1988). Bounteous bestowal: the economic history of Norfolk island (No. 18). Conran Octopus.
'This starving island': plenty, paucity, and providence on Norfolk Island, 1790 Newling, J. (2025). ‘This starving island’: plenty, paucity, and providence on Norfolk Island, 1790. History Australia, 1-21.
Administering the Norfolk Island penal station, 1825-55 Causer, T. (2023). Administering the Norfolk Island penal station, 1825-55. Journal of Australian, Canadian, and Aotearoa New Zealand Studies, 3, 71-110.
Norfolk Island: Outline of Its History from 1788-1884 Spruson, JJ. (1885). Norfolk Island: Outline of Its History from 1788-1884. Government Printer, South Africa
Trade, life and law at Norfolk Island 1806-8: Michael Haye's records Roe, M. (1988, September). Trade, life and law at Norfolk Island 1806-8: Michael Haye's records. In Papers and Proceedings: Tasmanian Historical Research Association (Vol. 35, No. 3, pp. 93-111).
An uneasy relationship: Norfolk Island and the commonwealth of Australia O’Collins, M. (2010). An Uneasy Relationship: Norfolk Island and the Commonwealth of Australia. ANU Press.
The mutiny of the 80th regiment at Norfolk Island: the British Garrison in Australia 1788-1841 Sargent, C. (2005). The mutiny of the 80th regiment at Norfolk Island: the British Garrison in Australia 1788-1841. Sabretache, 46(3), 5-22.
'The lowest Ebb in life': Individual responses to the forced evacuation of Norfolk Island's first settlement, 1803-1814 Phelps, N. (2022). 'The lowest Ebb in life': Individual responses to the forced evacuation of Norfolk Island's first settlement, 1803-1814. Journal of Australian Colonial History, 24, 1-28.
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