The document provides a history of governance in Australia from 1778 to present day. It discusses how governance has evolved from being run by England as the colony of New Holland under Captain Arthur Phillip in 1778, to having 5 separate self-governing colonies by 1859. By 1901, Australia became a federation consisting of 6 states united under the Commonwealth of Australia, with a federal government established in Canberra. Today, Australia has 3 levels of government - federal, state and local - each with separate responsibilities. The roles of parliament, voting rights, and the monarchy's involvement in Australian governance are also outlined.

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THE HISTORY OF THE AUSTRALIAN
GOVERNMENT

2. WHO’S RUNNING THIS
SHOW IN 1778
Captain Arthur
Phillip was
running this show
but back then it
was called New
Holland and it was
ran by England.
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3. WHO’S RUNNING THIS SHOW IN
1859?
There became five separate
self governing colonies had
emerged in Australia. These
five colonies were called,
New South Wales, Victoria,
Queensland, Tasmania and
South Australia.This meant
all these colonies were In 1859 there were 5 people running
separate and had their own this country.
laws/rules/boss.

4. AUSTRALIAN COLONIES
CHANGING
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5. WHO’S RUNNING THIS SHOW IN
1901?
On January 1st, Australia change laws. The King or
became a Federation. Queen was still the
Federation meant that all monarch.
the Colonies became
States and were united
under the ‘Commonwealth
of Australia’. Federation
also meant that the federal
(Big Boss) did not have to
ask permission of the
British Parliament to

6. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
The federal Government
has the sole responsibility
for Australia’s relationship
with other countries,
defence, air, transport and
communication. The
Federal Government is
situated in Canberra.
There are 2 houses of
Parliament- The House of
representatives (members)

7. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
The Federal Government and the leader of the
is situated in Canberra. federal government.
There are 2 houses of
Parliament
-The House of
representatives (members)
-The Senate (senators)
The Prime Minister (Julia
Gillard) is a member of the
house of representatives

8. STATE GOVERNMENT
The State Government has
the sole responsibility for
the State Schools, State
Hospitals and the State
Railway stations.

9. STATE GOVERNMENT
The State Government is Australian federal
situated in the states government.
capital. There are two
houses of parliament.
-Upper House= Red
-Lower House= Green
The leader of the state
government is the Premier.
The state government was
founded before the

10. LOCAL GOVERNMENT
The Local Government is
in charge of the towns
Parks, Swimming Pools,
Rubbish Disposals and
Libraries.

11. LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Local Governments are
known as shires or
councils. The leader of this
is called the Mayor.

12. VOTING HISTORY IN COLONIES
In 1855, Victoria introduced the
secret ballot, which became known
throughout the world as ‘the
Australian ballot’. In 1856, South
Australia eliminated professional and
property qualifications and gave the
vote to all adult men, and in 1892
gave adult women thevote. In the
1890s the colonies adopted the
principle of one vote per person,
stopping the practice of plural voting.
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13. VOTING CURRENT FORM-TODAY
For all citizens over the
age of 18 it is
compulsory to vote in
the election of both
federal and state
governments, and failure
to do so may result in a
fine or prosecution.
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14. THE QUEENS ROLE
Although Australia is an independent
nation, Queen Elizabeth II of Great
Britain is also formally Queen of
Australia. The Queen appoints a
Governor-General (on the advice of
the elected Australian Government)
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General has wide powers, but by The Queen
convention acts only on the advice of
ministers on virtually all matters.
The
Governor
General
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15. ELECTORATE
Our Electorate is Murray,
the member is Sharman
Stone and our party is LP.
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16. WHAT IS PARLIAMENT?
Structure
The parliament is made up of the Queen who is represented
by the Governor General (Quentin Bryce) and the two houses Laws
of parliament which are the senate and the house of
representatives. The federal Parliament meets at Parliament
One of the main things that parliament does is make new
House in Canberra to represent the people of Australia.
laws or change old ones to the way they think is better for
our country. Changing a law or to make a new one is called a
Voting bill. Their are over 160 bills passed by the parliament each
year. Most new laws are introduced by Government Ministers,
but these ideas of new laws are carefully looked at and
When Australians vote for who they want to be in charge they
passed through parliament in the way of Question Time and
don’t directly vote for these people. First they send a person
the work of Parliament committees.
from their local region called a electorate and then vote for a
person from their State or Territory to represent them in
Parliament. All together there are 76 senators and 150 To sum it up, “Parliament represents the people of
members chosen to represent the two Houses of Parliament. Australia, and it's the place where government is
formed. Parliament makes and changes laws and
The side with the most members in the House of
examines the work of the government.” -PEO Australia
Representatives are officially chosen to form the Australian
Government.
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17. THE GOVERNMENT CABINET
Julia Gillard Wayne Swan
Deputy Prime Minister
Prime Minister
Treasurer
Chris Evans
Minister for Tertiary Education,
Skills, Jobs and Workplace Relations
Stephen Conroy
Minister for Broadband, Simon Crean
Communications and the Minister for Regional Kevin Rudd
Digital Economy, Australia, Regional
Minister for
Development and Local
Minister assisting the Prime Foreign Affairs
Government
Minister Minister for the Art
on Digital Productivity
Anthony
Chris Bowen Albanese
Stephen Smith Minister for Minister for
Minister for Defence Immigration and Infrastructure
Citizenship and Transpor
Jenny Macklin
Nicola Roxon Minister for Tony Burke
Minister for Families, Housing, Minister for Sustainability, Environment,
Health and Community Services Water, Population and Communities
Ageing and Indigenous
Affairs

18. THE GOVERNMENT CABINET 2
Penny Wong Peter Garrett Kim Carr
Minister for School Minister for Innovation,
Minister for Finance
Education, Early Childhood Industry, Science and
and Deregulation
and Youth Research
Joe Ludwig
Minister for Agriculture,
Robert McClelland Fisheries and Martin Ferguson
Forestry, Minister Assisting Minister for Resources and
Attorney-General
the Attorney-General on Energy Minister for Tourism
Queensland Floods
Recovery
Craig Emerson Greg Combet
Minister for Trade Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency

19. MAKING A LAW
Making a new Law
is a long procedure
and takes many
peoples opinions.