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In the early years of Federation, the emerging Australian Parliament was a "substantial arena" of various fragmented political parties, and it was not until 1909, as parliamentary politics became increasingly bipolar, that the merger occurred and the party system coalesced into the Labor Party and a non-Labor bloc.
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 ...
The Australian Government, also known as the Commonwealth Government, or simply as the federal government, is the national executive government of Australia, a federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy.
This article lists Australian politicians. It includes members of the Parliament of Australia and members of state and territory parliaments. ... Politics of Australia;
A two-party system has existed in the Australian House of Representatives since the two non-Labor parties merged in 1909. The 1910 election was the first to elect a majority government, with the Australian Labor Party concurrently winning the first Senate majority.
A ban on broadcast election advertising was imposed under the Political Broadcasts and Political Disclosures Act 1991 but was overturned by the High Court of Australia in 1992. [1] Party registration rules have become stricter, especially in New South Wales. [23] Television is the preferred medium for campaign news in Australia. [28]
The 2022 Australian federal election was held on Saturday 21 May 2022 to elect members of the 47th Parliament of Australia. The incumbent Liberal/National Coalition government , led by Prime Minister Scott Morrison , sought to win a fourth consecutive term in office but was defeated by the opposition Labor Party , led by Anthony Albanese .
Australia portal; Politics portal; This category focuses on political issues and the quest for political office in Australia. For articles about the work of national and local governments in Australia see category:Government of Australia.