The "Washminster" form of polity is adopted by the Australian government. It is a mixture of the US Washington system of government and the British Westminster system. This means that the political structure of the government...
Take this Society quiz at Encyclopedia Britannica to test your knowledge of the Australian government and Australian politics.
I did not much notice disciplinary boundaries then, save as ways of structuring universities and their courses, and see them only faintly now.doi:10.1057/9780230296848_30Dawber, AlistairPalgrave Macmillan UKAitkin, D. 2009. Australian Government and Politics. In: R.A.W. Rhodes, ed. The ...
a former president wants to be a dictator and his backers are not running away from him even though he tried to overthrow the government he hopes to lead and has been convicted of felonies 34 times. At
The NBN Business Case report has been released by the federal government. Pressure for release of the National Broadband Network business case has been mounting for some time. The Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, accompanied by Wayne Swan, Senator Conroy, Senator Wong, and the Chairman of NBNCo,...
This page provides information and links to information about the structure and history of the US political system, including the political values that underpin it. Australia-USA Comparison American Political Values The Original 13 American Colonies US Debt Clock Historic Documents This is a selection ...
William Morris Hughes was the prime minister of Australia from 1915 to 1923 and a mainstay of national politics for 50 years.
Government is, quite simply, overrun by stupidity. People who run for office are never the best and the brightest. They are the narcissists who think they have the answers, who like attention from the public, and who need a way to make an easy living since there are not enough circuses...
We conclude that Australian political science is strong where it has a long-standing engagement with the international political science community (for example, in international relations); where it regularly interacts with Australian government priorities (for example, in public administration); and ...
The federal government has announced a drought assistance package worth $320 million. The package includes more generous income support arrangements, $280 million of concessional loans, $12 million for water infrastructure, $10 million for pest management and $10.7 million for social and mental ...