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Each portfolio is led by one or more government ministers who are members of the federal parliament, appointed by the governor-general on the advice of the prime minister. [1] As of December 2023, there are 1,334 government entities reportable to the Australian Government Organisations Register. This includes: [2] [3]
The name of the government in the Constitution of Australia is the "Government of the Commonwealth". [15] This was the name used in many early federal government publications. [16] However, in 1965 Robert Menzies indicated his preference for the name "Australian Government" in order to prevent confusion with the new Commonwealth of Nations. [17]
The politics of Australia operates under the written Australian Constitution, which sets out Australia as a constitutional monarchy, governed via a parliamentary democracy in the Westminster tradition. Australia is also a federation, where power is divided between the federal government and the states.
This category focuses on the work of national and local governments in Australia. For other aspects of the political process in Australia see category:Politics of Australia . Pages in this category should be moved to subcategories where applicable.
List of Western Australian government agencies This page was last edited on 4 March 2022, at 09:20 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...
The Cabinet of Australia, [a] also known as the Federal Cabinet, is the chief decision-making body of the Australian government.The Cabinet is selected by the prime minister and is composed of senior government ministers who administer the executive departments and ministries of the federal government.
Following World War I, the Australian government received a League of Nations mandate for Nauru. After World War II, the Territory of Papua, Territory of New Guinea and Nauru were all controlled by the Australian government as United Nations trust territories. Nauru was granted independence in 1968.
Secretaries of Australian Government departments (8 C, 6 P) Pages in category "Government departments of Australia" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total.