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List of chief ministers of the Northern Territory by time in office; Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory. List of chief ministers of the Australian Capital Territory by time in office; Prime Minister of Australia. List of prime ministers of Australia by time in office; List of longest-serving members of the Parliament of Australia
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
The prime minister of Australia is the leader of the Australian Government and the Cabinet of Australia, with the support of the majority of the House of Representatives. [1] [2] Thirty-one people (thirty men and one woman) have served in the position since the office was created in 1901. [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]
Lists of speakers of state and territorial lower houses in Australia (10 P) Lists of deputy heads of government of Australian states and territories (9 P) Lists of heads of government of Australian states and territories (16 P)
Members of the South Australian House of Assembly, 2014–2018; Members of the South Australian Legislative Council, 2014–2018; Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 2014–2018; Members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council, 2011–2017; Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 2014–2018
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.
The governor-general of Australia is the federal representative of the Australian monarch (currently Charles III).The position came into being on 29 October 1900, just prior to the adoption of the new national constitution and has been held by 28 people since then.