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Majority Leader.
The Majority Leader is the floor leader of the party that controls Congress. There is one for each house of Congress.
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It is the political party that loses/wins the election. The prime minister is the appointed leader of the party that wins. When a political party loses a general election then the prime minister steps down and the leader of the winning party becomes prime minister.
The top official for each of the two major parties are called majority leader and minority leader. Which ever party has the most members in the house calls their top official the majority leader and the other party leader is then called the minority leader.
The leader of the party in power in the Federal government is called the Prime Minister of Australia. The leader of the party in power in the Territory government is called the Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory.
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Jackson became the leader of a new party called the Democratic party.
Party whips is the name give to the representatives of parties in the house. The assistant leader of the party with the most number of members is called the deputy majority chief whip.
Minority Leader
The top leaders of the major parties are called the minority and the majority leader. The minority leader heads the party in the minority in a particular House and the majority leader heads the majority party.
Essentially, yes. Australia is a democracy, meaning that the people do elect their representatives. However, the candidates for the position of Prime Minister are selected by the political party each one represents, and Australians tend to cast their vote for the party, more so than for the political leader.