'We all lose something; we all gain something, not only in the method and manner of Federation, but our gain is limitless, if we are to consider, as we must, what the outcome of Federation will be to all these colonies.'
First session of the Australasian Constitutional Convention, Adelaide, 1897, 23 April

You are to become Edmund Barton - know his politics, his ideas and decisions so you can represent him at the Point of View Forum.

Resources

• Edmund Barton - our first Prime Minister
   
• Australian Dictionary of Biography: Sir Edmund Barton (1849 - 1920)
   
• The Glebe Society: Sir Edmund Barton (1849 - 1920)
   
• Australia's Prime Ministers: Edmund Barton
   
• Australian Government: National Archives of Australia: Edmund Barton
   
• ABC: Radio National: Sir Edmund Barton - a biography
   
• Waverley Council commemorating the Centenary of Federation: First Prime Minister of Australia