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i dont know maybe 1920
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a network based from the relations from person to person
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There is no simple answer to that question. Prior to 1901, Australia was made up of six self-governing colonies; New South...
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The most important thing about it was that whether Australians agreed with the double dissolution at the centre of the so called...
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it is mainly used for tours ( like school groups )
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Australia operates under a Federal parliamentary democracy, based on a constitution, so it is also sometimes referred to as a...
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Yes
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Australia has many religious and secular organisations that give the homeless temporary accomodation. Unfortunately the...
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Harold Holt was Australia's Prime Minister from January 1966 to December 1967. Holt was notorious for the strange way in which he...
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Malcolm Turnbull was born on October 24, 1954.
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Alfred Deakin served three separate terms as Australian Prime Minister: September 1903 to 27 April 1904 (seven months) 5 July...
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No. The Liberal Party of Australia does not support same-sex marriage. The Liberal Party, under former PM John Howard, amended...
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The government in Australia is both a Federal parliamentary democracy and a constitutional monarchy. This is because the...
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Australia has a constitutional monarchy based on a mixture of the US and UK systems with HM Queen Elizabeth II as head of state....
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Edmund Barton led the Protectionist Party. With the backing of the Protectionists, Barton embarked on a campaign to deal with the...
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Arguments for Federation in Australia included: Trade: There were steep tariffs imposed on the transport of goods across the...
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Sir Robert Menzies brought in many policies which were reflected in the Acts which he brought before Parliament. In his first...
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Itz is important becuase,,,,,,,,,,,,
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This is an argument that could go on forever, but essentially, the Whitlam government lost control of the Senate and was...
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The current (2011) Federal Opposition leader in Australia is Tony Abbott. Abbott became the Federal Opposition leader on 1...
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In 2012, Australia's Governor General is Quentin Bryce. Australia's first female Governor-General, Quentin Bryce was sworn in on...
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A ballot paper which has been incorrectly completed or not filled in at all. Informal votes are not counted towards any candidate...
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The first mayor of Warrnambool is John Grieve. The current mayor of Warrnambool is Michael Neoh.
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Australia has Federal, State and Local government levels. Federal: Australia operates under a Federal parliamentary democracy,...
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He started Federation first January 1901.
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Alfred Deakin was Australian Prime Minister on three occasions: 24 September 1903 to 27 April 1904 (seven months) 5 July 1905 to...
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In a state election held on 26 March 2011, Barry O'Farrell, of the Liberal Party of Australia, was elected Premier of NSW in a...
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"Creating a nation requires the will of the people."
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January 1, 1901
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The two houses of the Australian Federal Parliament are the Senate (the Upper House) and the House of Representatives (the Lower...
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On 9 May 1927, Parliament moved from its temporary quarters at the Melbourne Exhibition Building (the only building in either...
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Edmund Barton was born in 1849 and died in 1920 and belonged to the Protectionist Party. Apart from being Australia's first...
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In 2011, Australia's Prime Minister is Julia Gillard, and the Governor-General is Quentin Bryce.
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Different states have different houses of parliament. In Australia, federally, the two houses of Parliament are the Senate...
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In Australia, federally, the two houses of Parliament are the Senate (Upper house) and the House of Representatives (lower...
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The prime minister of Australia is chosen by a majority of the members of the house of representative's. The members of the house...
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Australia's passenger movement charge is a departure tax. It is collected from airlines and other carriers. The rate is...
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No. Ultimately, only the individual can be responsible for his or her weight. The individual makes the choice to eat the wrong...
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Robert Menzies initially went to a one-room country school, which were often called "rural schools", where all year levels were...
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He can be fired for constitutional reason and if he breaks the law he can also be deposed from his position. The Prime minister...
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He was Australia's Prime Minister. As such, his duties included: Making the official announcement that Australia was at war...
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Edward Gough Whitlam became the 21st Prime Minister of Australia on 2 December 1972 in the first ALP electoral victory since...
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Take a look at the web link to the left for information on Australia's Federation Day.
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If your question means how many prime ministers does Australia have at one time, then the answer is only one. If it refers to...
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Her shoe.
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Hello, The Annotated Constitution of The Australian Commonwealth By Quick and Garran. I believe to be aaccurate listing of the...
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Abolition of conscription, Rights of Indiginous Australians...
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150 in the Lower House, the House of Representatives. 76 in the Upper House, the Senate... 12 from each state, and 2 from each...
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Deakin died on the 7 October 1919 from a stroke. Alfred Deakin died of a stroke on the 17th October 1919, South Yarra Melbourne,...
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Women in South Australia were first granted the right to vote in 1894. The first opportunity arose for them to exercise their...
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To allow many young people and, importantly, women, an opportunity to obtain a university degree and broaden their career choices.
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Gough Whitlam was dismissed on 11 November 1975 by Sir John Kerr (Governor General).At about 1pm on 11 November 1975 (...
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It has been alleged that he killed his ex girlfriends cat after sending a series of love letters to it. From the Herald: ...
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Eumundi State Primary School on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland.
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The first Aborigine in parliament was Neville Bonner. Born on 28 March 1922 at Ukerabagh, near Tweed Heads in northern New South...
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One cannot contact the Prime Minister of Australia directly. All the PM's correspondence is screened by her advisers. However,...
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Up to November 2007, the Prime Minister of Australia was John Winston Howard, (Liberal Party of Australia), who had retained this...
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To help you discover the answer, see the Web Links to the left.
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Sir Zelman Cowen was born on October 7, 1919.
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Ben Chifley died on 13th June 1951 in Canberra Community Hospital of a massive coronary occlusion and is buried in Bathurst...
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He Died of a Heart attack on15 May 1978 in Melbourne Hospital.
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The house of lords are not elected while the house of commons are elected.
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He was Australia's former Prime Minister. He changed the way in which aboringinal people were treated. Aboriginal schools were...
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yes because of all the laws and rules in the country
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Federal elections are held every three years at the most. The senator keeps his/her seat for 6 years just to add to the...
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Australian, but born in wales
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Australia has had 32 prime ministers as of 2011. 31 men and one woman have held the office of Prime Minister at some stage, but...
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No. The National Party of Australia does not support same-sex marriage.
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Australia's Federal Parliament first met at the newly-built Parliament House in Canberra on 9 May 1927. This was after having sat...
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Kevin Rudd lost his position as Leader of the Labor Party and hence Prime Minister of Australia due to a combination of factors. ...
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In February and March 2012, former Australian Prime Minister and then Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd dominated the headlines.As of...
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about 21,000,000 The above figure is only the general population of Australia (which is now 22 million). The Australian Bureau...
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There were numerous reasons for Australia choosing to become a nation, rather than continuing as a colonial outpost. Most of...
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Deputy Prime Minister , though any legislation has to be passed by a majority vote in the House of Representatives and then also...
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Malcolm Fraser became the caretaker Prime Minister on November 11, 1975 when Gough Whitlam was sacked by the Governor General...
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William McMahon was Prime Minister of Australia from 22 March 1971 until 2 December 1972.
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He was a good preiminister and he did wat he said he was
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Kevin Rudd's wife is Therese Rein. She was born in 1959.
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Parties organize and stabilize the government by organizing the competition, picking candidates to run under their label thereby...
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It reads ou the bill before it is passed
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The Prime Minister's official residence in Canberra, Australia's national capital, is The Lodge. The official Sydney residence of...
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It depends on what is meant by childcare.Childcare services, accreditation for childcare centres and so on, are all overseen by...
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It's because of the structure of Australian politics. The leader of the political party that gets the most seats (people from...
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The legislative branch of the U.S. government consists of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Senate has 100...
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Australian citizens 18 years and over are not only eligible to vote, but legally required to do so. British subjects who were on...
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