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What is the structure of the Australian government?

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The government in Australia is formed through elections. The political party with the majority house representatives will form the federal government which is the highest level of government.

Does Julia gillard like being prime minister?

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To put it frankly, no she's not. She has wasted lots of money on unimportant or less prioritized things.

According to the opinion polls, the majority of Australians do not believe Julia Gillard is a good prime Minister. Her popularity has been decreasing steadily since early 2011. As of July 2011, a poll of 1400 indicated an 11 point swing against the government in the past twelve months, with the opposition leading 61% to 39%, and Ms Gillard's personal approval rating down to 27%, an all-time low for any Australian Prime Minister.

Is Australia a unitary government?

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Yes. Australia has a Federal parliamentary democracy.

Who was Australia's Prime Minister in 1941?

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Three Men acted as Australia's Prime Minister during 1941:

Robert Menzies: 26 April 1939 - 29 August 1941

Arthur Fadden: 29 August - 7 October 1941

John Joseph Curtin: 7 October 1941 - 5 July 1945

Who is the current speaker of the house of representatives in Queensland?

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The house in Queensland's parliament comparable to the House of Reps is called the Legislative Assembly, and the speaker is Fiona Simpson from the LNP.

What is the Australian Federal Government responsible for?

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Responsibilities of the Federal and state governments in Australia

Federal:

Australia operates under a Federal parliamentary democracy, based on a constitution, so it is also sometimes referred to as a constitutional monarchy. The Australian government is based on the British system, which is the Westminster system of parliament, and consists of the House of Representatives (the Lower House) and the Senate (the Upper House). The lower house is chosen by the voters in electorates. The senate is chosen by voters in the states.

In Australia, although the Queen seems little more than a figurehead, she approves the appointing of the Governor General on the advice of the Prime Minister. The Governor General is the Queen's representative in Australia, and his/her powers include appointing ambassadors, ministers and judges, giving Royal Assent to legislation, issuing writs for elections and bestowing honours. The Governor-General is also Commander-in-Chief of the Australian Defence Force. Whilst the Governor-General usually acts only on the advice of the Prime Minister, his/her reserve powers can be exercised over that of the Prime Minister, in extreme situations.

The Federal government oversees the following areas:

  • telecommunications
  • immigration, customs and border security
  • employment
  • welfare
  • airports
  • income tax
  • defence
  • education

State:

Each of the states of Australia, and the Northern Territory, has its own state government. Areas covered by the state governments include:

  • health
  • education
  • law and order (state courts and police)
  • emergency services, e.g. fire, ambulance, SES
  • public transport
  • housing
  • water
  • tourism
  • sport and recreation
  • environment and wildlife protection
  • roads and motor registration
  • mining and natural resources

How did the Australian government come to power?

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Democracy in Australia is generally considered to have begun with the miners' uprising known as the Eureka Stockade.

The Eureka Stockade occurred in Ballarat, Victoria, during the early years of the Australian goldrush. In the event, the gold miners rebelled against the miner's licence, which cost a monthly fee of 30 shillings and allowed the holder to work a meagre 3.6 metre square "claim". Licences had to be paid whether or not a digger found any gold. There were frequent licence hunts, during which the miners were ordered to produce proof of their licences, and this increased the sense of unrest.

Miners had sent previous delegations to the Victorian government, but the government refused to act on their behalf so, on 29 November 1854, the miners burned their licences in a mass display of resistance against the laws which controlled the miners. Following a widespread licence hunt the following day, on November 30, Irish immigrant and goldminer Peter Lalor was chosen to lead the rebellion.

On December 1, the miners began to construct a wooden barricade, a rather flimsy stockade from which they planned to make their stand against further licence arrests or other unreasonable displays of authority. Early in the morning on Sunday, 3 December 1854, 276 police and military personnel and several civilians stormed the stockade. It's unknown which side fired first, but ultimately 22 diggers and 5 troopers died in the battle that followed.

Although the rebellion itself failed in what it set out to do, it gained the attention of the Government. Following a Commission of Enquiry, changes were put in place. These included abolishing the monthly gold licences, which were replaced by an affordable annual miner's licence. The numbers of troopers were reduced significantly, and Legislative Council was expanded to allow representation to the major goldfields.

Peter Lalor and another representative, John Basson Humffray, were elected for Ballarat. Later, Lalor was elected Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Victoria. For these reasons, the Eureka Stockade is regarded by many as the birthplace of Australian Democracy.

What are 3 similarities and 3 differences between the House and the Senate?

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Ok, let's start with election requirements.

In order to be a representitive of the house you have to be 25 years old or older, and you have to have been a US citizen for 7 years or more, and you have to live in the state you are elected as representitive for.

In order to be elected to the senate you have to be 30 years old or older, you have to be a US citizen for 9 years or more, and you have to live in the state you are elected as senator for.

How they operate?

The house of representitives has 435 members and their job is to pass laws in collaboration with senate, and they have the perogative to impeech the president if seen necessary. All of the representitives vote and choose the speaker of the house.l Representitives serve fore only 2 years at a time.

The senate has only 100 members (2 per state) and they collaborate with the house on making and passing laws. If a president is impeeched, the senate acts as the judge and trys the president in court. The vice president is considered the president of the senate but he only makes a decision when a issue is voted 50 - 50 he has to make the deciding vote. Senators serve for a 6 year term.

When electing a new president, who wins the election is determined by who has more electoral votes. Each state gets a certain number of electoral votes to give to a candidate, and that number is calculated by the amount of senators in the state + the anount of house representitives.

I hope this helped you out

Where did James Scullin grow up?

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Western Victoria.

Who is Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of South Australia?

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Chris Kourakis was appointed to the Chief Justice position in June 2012 after the retirement of Chief Justice Doyle.

What is the role of the high court in Australia?

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The High Court is the highest court in the Australian judicial system. It was established in 1901 by Section 71 of the Constitution. The functions of the High Court are to interpret and apply the law of Australia; to decide cases of special federal significance including challenges to the constitutional validity of laws and to hear appeals, by special leave, from Federal, State and Territory courts.

The seat of the High Court is in Canberra, where it is located in its own building within the Parliamentary Triangle. The High Court building houses three courtrooms, Justices' chambers, and the Court's main registry, library, and corporate services facilities. In addition, there are offices of the High Court Registry in Sydney and Melbourne, staffed by officers of the High Court. In Adelaide, Brisbane, Darwin and Perth, registry functions are performed on behalf of the High Court by officers of the Federal Court of Australia, and in Hobart they are performed by officers of the Supreme Court of Tasmania.

What are 5 important functions of parliament?

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The purpose of Parliamentary Procedure is to keep a meeting running smoothly and to make sure everyone has a fair say in what is proposed to do.

Who votes in parliamentary elections?

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The people listed on the electoral role. Which is Australian Citizens and under some circumstances, British citizens living in Australia.

What is the 28th and Current Prime Minister of Australia Tony Abbott's Favourite Food?

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Cadbury Dairy Milk Chocolate, Tim Tams, Scones with Jam and Cream, Charcoaled Barbecued Steak and Chips with Salad, Barbecued Chicken, Mocha Coffee, Affogato (Vanilla Ice Cream with an Expresso Dumped on top), Ham and Avocado Sandwich, Raisin Toast, Chinese and Coke

What does National Apology mean?

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What you are probably refering to is the apology by the Prime Minister for the stolen generations which occured in February of 2008. This was an apology by the Prime Minister to the Australian aboriginals who were mistreated by being forcibly removed from their families and bought up elsewhere.

Attached is the text of the apology

Today we honour the Indigenous peoples of this land, the oldest continuing cultures in human history.

We reflect on their past mistreatment.

We reflect in particular on the mistreatment of those who were Stolen Generations - this blemished chapter in our national history.

The time has now come for the nation to turn a new page, a new page in Australia's history by righting the wrongs of the past and so moving forward with confidence to the future.

We apologise for the laws and policies of successive Parliaments and governments that have inflicted profound grief, suffering and loss on these our fellow Australians.

We apologise especially for the removal of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from their families, their communities and their country.

For the pain, suffering and hurt of these Stolen Generations, their descendants and for their families left behind, we say sorry.

To the mothers and the fathers, the brothers and the sisters, for the breaking up of families and communities, we say sorry.

And for the indignity and degradation thus inflicted on a proud people and a proud culture, we say sorry.

We the Parliament of Australia respectfully request that this apology be received in the spirit in which it is offered as part of the healing of the nation.

For the future we take heart; resolving that this new page in the history of our great continent can now be written.

We today take this first step by acknowledging the past and laying claim to a future that embraces all Australians.

A future where this Parliament resolves that the injustices of the past must never, never happen again.

A future where we harness the determination of all Australians, Indigenous and non-Indigenous, to close the gap that lies between us in life expectancy, educational achievement and economic opportunity.

A future where we embrace the possibility of new solutions to enduring problems where old approaches have failed.

A future based on mutual respect, mutual resolve and mutual responsibility.

A future where all Australians, whatever their origins, are truly equal partners, with equal opportunities and with an equal stake in shaping the next chapter in the history of this great country, Australia.

Who is the state member of New South Wales?

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Technically, the members of the upper house of the New South Wales parliament, the Legislative Council are elected using NSW as a single electorate, so possibly the answer to your question might be all of the 42 members of the LegCo, however usually when people refer to their member they mean the person chosen to represent them in the lower house.