How was the 1890s depression one of the reason for federation (Australia)?

Well, the correct answer is to reduce federal spendingthis is because he had done a reconstruction of the system to improve it for the future of the united states, but it didn't reduce federal spending pretty much at all. the previous governments made federal spending a huge problem causing the promise to fail because it was pretty much an impossible  task.i hope this mark me as brainiest

Ithink the answer is common wealth of georgia