-- At around 7 - 9 months, many babies get strong separation anxiety and being even 1 inch away from mom (or possibly dad) is pure torture. (easybabylife.com)
Australia (mentioned in the question) and many other countries without elected public servants also have strong separation of powers. (politics.stackexchange.com)
On one side, some users want stronger separation between desktops and expect to see open windows that are only on the current desktop. (blogs.windows.com)