Rise of Australia
Chapter 660

Capital Relocation and Rise

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As everyone knew, Australasia had a total of sixteen Cabinet positions. Whenever the Cabinet faced a disagreement, the decision was made by a vote among those sixteen people.

The vote on whether to relocate the capital immediately was held soon afterward. The final result did not surprise Arthur. The faction in favor of relocating the capital, led by Prime Minister Roger, had secured more than ten votes. This meant that the immediate relocation to Saint Arthur's Fort had become a reality.

Looking at the Cabinet officials, Arthur smiled and said, "Then, according to the voting results, we'll begin the capital relocation plan today. I hope we can complete the relocation smoothly before Christmas begins."

The preparations for the capital relocation had already been completed. All that remained was to move the functional departments of the government to the new capital, along with the relevant records, documents, and so on.

Although it did not seem complicated, this was ultimately the relocation of the entire national government. Even the records and documents accumulated by the government had to be handled with the utmost caution.

If these documents and records were leaked, they would pose a threat to national security, as well as to the Cabinet Government and the capital relocation itself.

Taking more than ten months to complete the government's relocation was entirely sufficient for Australasia, whose transportation network was already relatively well developed.

Of course, this meant Arthur would have to bid farewell to Sydney, where he had lived for more than twenty years, and move with his family to Saint Arthur's Fort, where he would begin a new chapter of his reign.

On January 27, 1926, after the preparations were complete, the Australasian Government formally issued a public notice. Beginning on February 15, Sydney would no longer serve as the

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