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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 ...
Defunct political parties of Australia by state or territory (8 C) A. Political parties in the Australian Capital Territory (1 C, 10 P) N.
In addition to political parties registered at the state and national level, a number of political parties and groups compete solely in local government elections in Australia. Some of these parties are officially registered with electoral commissions in their respective states. [1] Non-local parties refers to parties in each state or territory ...
With the exception of South Australia, every state and territory of Australia has had a female head of government, all but three of whom have represented the Australian Labor Party. They are: Australian Capital Territory: Rosemary Follett 1989, 1991–1995 (first territory and first jurisdiction) Kate Carnell 1995–2000; Katy Gallagher 2011–2014
Political parties of Australia by state or territory (9 C) ... Pages in category "Political parties in Australia" The following 33 pages are in this category, out of ...
This is a list of articles for the official state and territorial party organisations (or equivalents) of the Liberal Party of Australia. [1] Liberal Party of Australia (New South Wales Division) Liberal Party of Australia (Victorian Division) Liberal National Party (Queensland)
For the purposes of Australian (and joint Australia-New Zealand) intergovernmental bodies, the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory are treated as if they were states. Each state has a governor , appointed by the monarch (currently King Charles III ), which by convention he does on the advice of the state premier. [ 49 ]
Gough Whitlam of the Labor party, that party's longest-serving parliamentary leader Sir Robert Menzies of the Liberal party, Australia's longest-serving Prime Minister. The Australian party system has been described by political scientists as more ideologically driven than other similar anglophone countries such as the United States and Canada ...