Christmas island (Australia)

This article is about the specific polity Christmas island (Australia) and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.

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Is an Australian external territory comprising the island of the same name, located in the Indian Ocean. A former British Colony, it was transferred to Australia in 1958.

Establishment

October 1958: At Australia's request, the United Kingdom transferred Christmas Island's sovereignty from Singapore to Australia, with a $20 million payment from the Australian government to Singapore government as compensation for the loss of earnings from phosphate revenue. The island was officially placed under the authority of the Commonwealth of Australia on 1 October 1958.