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| | Australia's Political System |
 | | The parliaments and governments of states and self-governing territories are responsible for all matters not assigned to the Commonwealth. | | | Although Australia is an independent nation, the formal Head of State is Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, who is also the Queen of Australia. | | | Australia became a nation after the people of six self-governing colonies voted to unite and accept the Constitution which established the Commonwealth of Australia. |
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http://www.immi.gov.au/settle/states/political.htm
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| | Parliament@Work - Western Australia |
| | Western Australia was the last colony to join the federation of Australia after the Constitution had become law in Britain. | | | The Head of State in Western Australia is the Queen who appoints the Governor as her representative, on the advice of the Premier. | | | Voting in Western Australia's State elections is compulsory for all citizens aged 18 years or over. |
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http://www.parliament.curriculum.edu.au/wa.php3
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| | Federation in Australia |
| | The colonies became States, and a Federal Parliament was formed according to the Constitution. | | | The smaller colonies were afraid that the larger ones would have more say in a federal parliament, so the conference adopted the practice of the United States: in the House of Representatives each state is represented according to the number of residents; in the Senate each state has an equal number of representatives. | | | In May, the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900 was passed by the British Parliament, and was signed by Queen Victoria on 9th July 1900, and so became law. |
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http://www.kidcyber.com.au/topics/federation.htm
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| | Parliament of Australia: Senate: Briefs - 9 |
| | It was feared that deadlocks would be inevitable in a Parliament where one House was dominated by representatives from the larger states and one House by representatives of the smaller states. | | | The delegates to the 1891 Convention, again influenced by the Constitution of the United States, agreed that Senators would be appointed by state parliaments. | | | The delegates to the 1891 convention adopted this structure for the proposed Australian federal Parliament and this decision was reaffirmed by delegates at the 1897-8 convention (see Sections 7 and 24, Constitution). |
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http://www.aph.gov.au/senate/pubs/briefs/brief9.htm
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| | Memory of the World Register - Nominated Documentary Heritage - Landmark Constitutional Documents of the Commonwealth ... |
| | The seventeenth document, the film of the inauguration ceremony of the Commonwealth of Australia, has been added to the collection because it records the inauguration of the nation, complementing the original legal instruments and because of its intrinsic significance. | | | Out of a colonial settler society was born a new and vigorous nation, not by revolution or bloodshed but by peaceful democratic processes given effect by referenda and the passage of legislation through the British Parliament. | | | Australia Act, 3 March 1986 (Australia) — assent original [Custody of the National Archives of Australia; Controlled by the Office of Parliamentary Counsel] |
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http://www.unesco.org/webworld/mdm/2001/nominations_2001/australia/constitution/constitution_form.html
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| | Parliament -- Encyclopædia Britannica |
| | Details the election and working of the senate, federal judicature and the house of representatives. | | | The Canadian parliament governs the country's provinces and territories. | | | The island's parliament meets with great fanfare on the fifth of July to celebrate Tynwald Day. |
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http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9058522?source=RSSOTD
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| | The Parliament of Australia: A Bibliography: Parties/General |
| | "Parties in the Federal Parliament." APSA News 5 (February 1960): 20-22. | | | Crisp, Leslie F. "Election of Party Leaders : Australia." Parliamentarian 50 (July 1969): 197-201. | | | "Minor Parties and Protest Votes in Australia and New Zealand: Locating Populist Politics." Electoral Studies 21 (March 2002): 46-67. |
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http://www.indiana.edu/~librcsd/bib/australia_parliament/Parties/General
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| | GUIDE TO LAW ONLINE: Australia |
| | Country Profile: Australia (Library of Congress) September 2005; PDF | | | Natural Resources Legislation: Australia (University of Denver College of Law) | | | Australian State and Territory Governments (National Library of Australia) |
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http://www.loc.gov/law/guide/australia.html
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| | Carrow's Australian Law Links |
| | Comprehensive overview of the Australian Parliament, including an explanation of the parliamentary system and the separation of powers between the legislative, executive and judicial branches. | | | Contains over 6,500 reported and unreported decisions of the High Court of Australia. | | | The Court is a superior court of record and a court of law and equity. |
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http://www.carrow.com/linkaust.html
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| | South Australia's Parliament House: National Heritage Values |
| | South Australia strongly influenced the granting of voting and standing rights to women in federal elections in 1902. | | | Both Old and New Parliament Houses are associated with the enfranchisement of men and women in the nineteenth century. | | | The South Australian Old and New Parliament House is strongly associated with the enfranchisement of men and women in the nineteenth century. |
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http://www.deh.gov.au/heritage/national/sites/sa-parliament.html
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| | Old Parliament House, Brisbane, Australia |
| | Queensland Parliament is unique in Australia as it is the only state without an upper house / Senate. | | | Parliament House is the home of all power in Brisbane and the State of Queensland. | | | All other states and federal government operate with a second level of government which are elected on a different basis to the regular small 1 member electorates. |
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http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Australia_and_Oceania/Australia/State_of_Queensland/Brisbane-1878979/Things_To_Do-Brisbane-Old_Parliament_House-BR-1.html
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| | Old Parliament House, Canberra, Australia |
| | When Australia’s Federal Government moved to Canberra in 1927, the Old Parliament House was its first home. | | | When Australia's Federal Government moved to Canberra in 1927, Old Parliament House was its first home. | | | For recreation there are tennis courts, bowling green and a croquet court and a recent addition is the stunning new Centenary of Women's Suffrage Fountain. |
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http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Australia_and_Oceania/Australia/Australian_Capital_Territory/Canberra-1878455/Things_To_Do-Canberra-Old_Parliament_House-BR-1.html
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| | Old Parliament of Australia |
| | Old Parliament House in Canberra served as the seat of Australia's Federal Government from its opening by the Duke of York (later King George VI) in 1927 until the opening of the new building on the hill behind it in 1988. | | | The flag pole of the new Parliament can be seen in the background. | | | It is illegal to copy or use the images without permission. |
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http://www.virtualoceania.net/australia/photos/cities/canberra/088e.shtml
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| | Collage Photo 51: Australian Parliament (Canberra, Australia) |
| | Here's the Senate chambers in the Parliament Building. | | | Australia adopted several elements of the U.S. political system, including a House and Senate (not to mention pork and long-winded speeches). | | | In 1901, the colonies united to form the nation of Australia, and Canberra -- exactly midway between Sydney and Melbourne -- was selected to be the capital. |
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http://www.delsjourney.com/home_page_collage/51-australian_parliament.htm
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| | State Parliament - Victoria LexisNexis Australia |
| | On 1 January 1901, Victoria ceased being an independent colony and became instead a State in the newly federated Australia. | | | Presently, there are 132 members of parliament, of whom 88 reside in the Lower House and the remaining 44 are members of the Legislative Council. | | | Whilst Manhood suffrage occurred in 1857 in the Lower House, this was not extended to the Legislative Council until 1950. |
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http://www.lexisnexis.com.au/aus/academic/research/StateStatutes/VicStatute.asp
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| | Acts of Parliament in Australia |
| | Number: New South Wales Acts are numbered in chronological order, commencing with the number one for each calendar year. | | | The first Act of Parliament was passed in England in 1235 and it's form has been developing and changing for nearly 770 years. | | | Now you can pick up an Act of Parliament and find out just how easy it is to work out what a law really means, your rights and obligations under a law (legislation far too often takes rights rather than gives them, by the way) and how we are expected to act within it's framework. |
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http://www.grandpapencil.com/austral/democracy/acts.htm
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| | New Parliament House, Canberra, Australia |
| | The New Parliament House comprises over 3 million square feet and houses the nation’s Executive Branch, Legislative Branch, Prime Minister’s Chambers and the Chambers for the Senate and the House of Representatives. | | | In 1980, joint venture architects Mitchell/Giurgola and Thorp Architects won an international design competition on what Newsweek Magazine called “The Architectural Commission of the Century”, for the new Federal Parliament House atop Capital Hill in the city of Canberra, Australia. | | | As the principal design engineers for the Parliament House, LORING provided technical overview and support to three Australian based mechanical and electrical consulting firms and continued to be involved in the overall coordination of the project. |
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http://www.loringengineers.com/canberra.html
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| | Western Australia Parliament House Centenary Flag (Australia) |
| | At the ceremony a special centenary flag was raised outside Parliament House. | | | On 19 January I attended a function at Western Australia's Parliament House to celebrate its centenary. | | | The "centenary flag" is based on the same idea as the ACT and NT flags. |
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http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/au-wa_pc.html
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| | Human & Con. Rights, Australia |
| | Guide to Law Online (from the Law Library of Congress) | | | Australia is a continent located between the Indian Ocean and the South Pacific Ocean. |
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http://www.hrcr.org/national/a_b/australia.html
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| | Solomon Islands Parliament Supports Australia's Offer |
| | This vote follows a formal request for assistance from the Solomon Islands' Governor-General, acting on advice of Cabinet, and the unanimous endorsement of the proposed assistance package by Pacific Island Foreign Ministers at a meeting in Sydney on 30 June. | | | Solomon Islands Parliament will now consider the draft legislation necessary to protect and authorise the presence of external police, military and other personnel. | | | I welcome today's vote in the Solomon Islands Parliament in support of Australia's offer of strengthened assistance. |
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http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2003/fa084_03.html
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| | Old Parliament House |
| | At Old Parliament House until 27 August 2006 | | | Old Parliament House made headlines for more than sixty years as home to Australia's Federal Parliament from 1927 to 1988. | | | In 1941 Prime Minister Robert Menzies went to London to secure Australia’s defence position. |
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http://www.oldparliamenthouse.gov.au
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| | WWW-VL History Index |
| | Kokoda Trail, 28 July - 2 November 1942 | | | Australia Felix, by Henry Handel Richardson, from the University of Sydney Library. | | | U.S. Department of State Background Notes for Australia |
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http://vlib.iue.it/history/oceania/Australia
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| | CSU Guide to Australia - Nation |
| | Search for details and contact officers in Federal Government Departments, Agencies, Statutory and non-statutory authorities. | | | Search Australia's postcodes by location name or browse for a postcode by state and region. | | | Full details of electorates, voter registration and voting procedures for the Australian parliament. |
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http://www.csu.edu.au/australia/nation.html
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| | Australia |
| | A Cautionary Tale: Fish don’t lay tomatoes, A Report on the Gene Technology Bill 2000, November 2000, Senate Community Affairs References Committee, Parliament of Australia, Parliament House, Canberra | | | Grateful acknowledgement is made to the Senate Community Affairs Committee for permission to use this material. | | | Further information: Available on Parliament of Australia website: http://www.aph.gov.au |
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http://www.doylefoundation.org/icsu/australia.htm
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| | Victoria Online: Parliament of Australia |
| | Website of the Senate, the upper House of the Australian Parliament, with links to an introduction to the Senate, information on Senators, committees, bills, publications, administration, calendar, proceedings, daily order of business and daily summary. | | | Website of the Australian Parliament, with information on the structure and functions of the two houses (House of Representatives, and the Senate), the members and officers, proceedings, committees, bills and publications. | | | Website of Australia's House of Representatives, the lower House of the Australian Parliament, with information on its members, schedule of business, committees, proceedings, publications and administration. |
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http://www.vic.gov.au/sl/vic-online/31629-Victoria-Online-Parliament-of-Australia.html
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| | Radio Australia - News - Home |
| | Three men due to face court in Australia on terror-related offences > | | | Australia's foreign minister downplays Indonesia's reaction to cartoon > | | | Protest in Australia against alleged rights abuses in Papua > |
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| | USATODAY.com - Bush heckled by Australian parliament |
| | Bush told a divided Parliament that the war in Iraq was right and inevitable, but that Americans and Australians "still have decisive days ahead" and that the broader war on terror could be long and drawn out. | | | During the news conference, Bush also said that his administration hoped to complete negotiations on a free-trade agreement with Australia by year's end. | | | President Bush and the First Lady wave goodbye to Australia's Prime Minister John Howard and his wife, Janette, Thursday. |
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http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2003-10-23-bush-trip_x.htm
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| | Parliament@Work - ABOUT |
| | There is also information about every parliament in Australia and about major political parties. | | | Parliament @ Work was developed by Global Vision Productions Pty Ltd for Curriculum Corporation, which is an independent education support organisation owned by all the Australian State, Territory and Commonwealth Ministers of Education. | | | The Parliament @ Work web site supports the Discovering Democracy teaching and learning units distributed to schools in November 1998 in the Discovering Democracy kits. |
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http://www.parliament.curriculum.edu.au/about.php3
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| | Parliament of NSW |
| | Members of Parliament Hansard and Papers Committees Bills |
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| | World History Compass, Australian and New Zealand History |
| | There are eight different sets of original constitutional instruments: a set for each Australian State, one for the Northern Territory, and the set for the Commonwealth of Australia, established by Federation in 1901. | | | A transcription of all of Lachlan Macquarie's journals describing his tours of inspection in Australia entitled: Lachlan Macquarie Governor of New South Wales; Journals of his Tours in New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land 1810 -1822. | | | Situated in Sydney, the Parliament of New South Wales is the oldest Parliament in Australia. |
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http://www.worldhistorycompass.com/austral.htm
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| | Ministerial Statement to Parliament on Australia's Aid Program |
| | Speech by the Minister for Foreign Affairs The Hon Alexander Downer MP delivered to Parliament on 10 March 2005. | | | This is underpinned by a truly coherent, whole of Government approach to the region's development challenges. | | | This $1 billion package is the largest single aid allocation in Australia's history. |
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http://www.ausaid.gov.au/media/release.cfm?BC=Speech&Id=4181_6837_1755_8392_9413
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| | Queensland Parliament - Home Page |
| | This was one of the first automated library systems in Queensland. | | | This system was then further developed to become the PARL-AIRS Information Management System, and in 1988 this system won a gold award of excellence at the Technology in Government Conference in Canberra. | | | In 1977, this system won an IBM Australia Award for use of technology, and was chosen to go to an IBM Conference in Chicago. |
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http://www.parliament.qld.gov.au
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| | Hexapedia - Australian politics |
| | Historical Styles of the Effective Heads of State of Australia | | | For more information please see the article about Politics of Australia |
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http://australian_politics.en.hexafind.com
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| | NSW Parliament Website Static Content |
| | : Parliament of Australia, Parliamentary Library Current Issues Brief 7 1998-99 | | | : Parliament of Australia, Parliamentary Library Current Issues Brief 5 1997-98 | | | : Parliament of Australia, Parliamentary Library Background Paper 1 1997-98 |
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http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/8025686B0039065B/0/169307A4EE265BCACA2568A1001F88B1?Open&Highlight=
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| | Rioters Storm Parliament in Australia |
| | Despite riot shields, one police officer suffered burns to his face after a protester threw acid on him. | | | Australian Democrats leader Cheryl Kernot, whose party will play a key role in whether the budget passes parliament's upper house, said she could guarantee the protesters the spending cuts would receive close scrutiny to ensure they were fair. | | | Within an hour of the Canberra protest starting, demonstrators besieged the house, catching security forces off guard. |
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http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/24/209.html
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| | Democratic Underground Forums - Hundreds try to storm Parliament House (Australia) |
| | Messages posted on the Democratic Underground Discussion Forums are the opinions of the individuals who post them, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Democratic Underground, LLC. | | | Their actions came after 400 demonstrators tried to storm Parliament House, with some scuffling with the 60 police and protective service staff barricading the entrance. | | | Due to heavy server load you are viewing a low-bandwidth version of the Democratic Underground message board. |
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http://www.democraticunderground.com/duforum/DCForumID61/20266.html
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| | The Parliament of Australia: A Bibliography |
| | This database is devoted to scholarly works written about the Parliament of Australia. | | | For more information about documents published by the Parliament or government of Australia, one should consult the appropriate government indexes. | | | There are also a number of useful websites one can use to find information about the Parliament of Australia and parliamentary studies in general: |
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http://www.indiana.edu/~librcsd/bib/australia_parliament
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