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Australia is developing regulations on e-cigarettes. [169] Laws vary across Australia's states and can conflict. In April 2014 a court decision made it illegal to sell or supply e-cigarettes regardless of their appearance or nicotine content (even if zero) in Western Australia. [170] Previously they were banned if they looked like cigarettes.
Political parties in Australia are publicly funded, to reduce the influence of private money upon elections, and subsequently, the influence of private money upon the shaping of public policy. After each election, the Australian Electoral Commission distributes a set amount of money to each political party, per vote received.
The Australia Institute's 2019 report found that the Liberal Democratic Party had received political donations of $37,311 from pro-gun groups between July 2011 and March 2019. The report contextualises their donations as similar in value to the Nationals, Labor and Country Alliance, whilst being less than those to Katter's Australia Party, the ...
Due to the rise of independents, “reformers” who have agitated against our two-party political system have effectively gotten their wish — and a lesson in why their position was flawed ...
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The politics of Australia has a mild two-party system, with two dominant political groupings in the Australian political system, the Australian Labor Party and the Liberal/National Coalition. Federally, 17 of the 151 members of the lower house (Members of Parliament, or MPs) are not members of major parties, as well as 21 of the 76 members of ...
E-cigarettes may act as a gateway drug for non-smokers. [36] Vaping may sustain or restart nicotine addiction. [37] One study reported that people using e-cigarettes consume more nicotine than smokers. [38] E-cigarettes may lead smokers to reject other effective methods of quitting smoking. [27] Smokers attempting to quit may maintain nicotine ...
It received royal assent on 31 July 1924 as the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1924. [34] The 1925 federal election was the first to be conducted under compulsory voting, which saw the turnout rise to 91.4%. The turnout increased to about 95% within a couple of elections and has stayed at about that level since.