Politics of Australia
Prepared by Balaba Aleksey, the first-year student of the depatment of education in
the sphere of Roman and German Languages The Teachers Training of Far East
Federal University.
The Politics of Australia take place within the...
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Politics of Australia
Prepared by Balaba Aleksey, the first-year student of the depatment of education in
the sphere of Roman and German Languages The Teachers Training of Far East
Federal University.
The Politics of Australia take place within the framework of a federal
constitutional parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy .
Australians
elect parliamentarians to the federal Parliament of Australia , a bicameral body
which incorporates elements of the fused executive inherited from the Westminster
system , and a strong federalist senate , adopted from the United States Congress .
Australia largely operates as a two-party system in which voting is compulsory .
Legislative
Main articles: Parliament of Australia , Australian Senate , and Australian
House of Representatives Parliament House, Canberra .
The Parliament of
Australia, also known as the Commonwealth Parliament or Federal Parliament, is
the legislative branch of the government of Australia.
It is bicameral , a
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