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  2. Australian Government - Wikipedia

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    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]

  3. List of Australian Government entities - Wikipedia

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    As of December 2023, there are 1,334 government entities reportable to the Australian Government Organisations Register. This includes: [2] [3] 191 "principal" entities, including non-corporate Commonwealth entities (such as the 20 cabinet departments), corporate Commonwealth entities, and Commonwealth companies

  4. Politics of Australia - Wikipedia

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    Australia is a federation, with different powers and responsibilities for the three levels of government: the federal government, the states and territories and local government. The federal nature and the structure of the Parliament of Australia were the subject of protracted negotiations among the colonies during the drafting of the ...

  5. Australia - Wikipedia

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    The Australian Capital Territory was formed in 1911 as the location for the future federal capital of Canberra. [130] While it was being constructed, Melbourne served as the temporary capital from 1901 to 1927. [131] The Northern Territory was transferred from the control of South Australia to the Commonwealth in 1911. [132]

  6. Parliament of Australia - Wikipedia

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    The Parliament of Australia (officially the Parliament of the Commonwealth [4] and also known as the Federal Parliament) is the federal legislature of Australia.It consists of three elements: the monarch of Australia (represented by the governor-general), the Senate (the upper house), and the House of Representatives (the lower house). [4]

  7. Federalism in Australia - Wikipedia

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    In its design, Australia's federal system was modelled closely on the American federal system.This included: enumeration of the powers of parliament (s. 51) and not those of the States, with the States being assigned a broad 'residual' power instead (s. 108); a 'supremacy' clause (s. 109); strong bicameralism, with a Senate in which the States are equally represented notwithstanding great ...

  8. Federal Government of Australia - Wikipedia

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    Pages for logged out editors learn more. Contributions; Talk; Federal Government of Australia

  9. List of countries by federal system - Wikipedia

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    The Government of India (referred to as the Union Government) is the governing authority of a federal union of 28 states and 8 union territories. The government of India is based on a three tiered system, in which the Constitution of India delineates the subjects on which each tier of government has executive powers.