Australian Labor Party (ALP) and the Australian Liberal Party Introduction: This assignment deals with the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and the Australian Liberal Party. It will go explain in depth their origins, motives objectives and achievements. History: Labor Party: The Labor party has recently celebrated its centenary in 1991, making it Australia’s oldest party. Labor first became a Federal Party when the former colonies of Australia federated in 1901. Separate labour parties had been
about the Australian government because I really don’t hear much about Australia. It currently has a pretty interesting story to tell when it comes to their government. I became a bit interested in Australian politics when I saw a political animated cartoon on the internet that depicted Kevin Rudd, the last Prime Minister, on a news television show and it was quite humorous. I am going to give a quick history lesson on Australia then go into how the government formed and came to be. Then I will talk
Whitlam, was swept into power in December 1972 there was huge anticipation for dramatic and swift change. Australia had been under the control of a conservative liberal government for 23 consecutive years, and Whitlam’s promises if social change were eagerly anticipated. Whitlam, despite his failings as a negotiator, managed to implement a huge array of reforms and changes, many of which shaped Australia into the country it is today. However is that enough to say he succeeded? Even Whitlam today admits
Australia, formally known as the Commonwealth of Australia, was formed in 1901. This was the result of six independent British colonies that came together to form a new nation. The foundation for this federation, as they refer to themselves by, is known as the Australian Constitution. This written document acts as the basis for which how the government can operate and what it can do. Under the Constitution, the Australian Government is a federal system of government. Utilizing this system powers
The NBN project is about providing high speed broadband to the citizens of Australia. NBN co Limited was established by the Australian government in 2009 and after four months NBN Co Tasmania was founded to operate the National Broadband Network in Tasmania as a subsidiary of NBN Co Limited. The development of National Broadband Network has faced a lot of political debates but after 20 years, both the major parties of Australia recognized the importance and significance of establishing national Broadband
Introduction: This report is the about 24th Prime Minister and leader of the labour party, Paul Keating. Profile: Paul Keating was born in Paddington, NSW on the 18th of January 1944. His parents were Minnie and Matthew Keating, He was the eldest child out of his to siblings Anne and Greg Keating. Paul Keating went to Bankstown’s De La Salle College before he dropped out when he was 15. Keating went to Belmore Technical Collage for two years but in the end he didn’t do the final exams. Keating’s
South Australian State Government (2013), “realising the benefits of the mining boom for all” is one of the seven strategic priorities to secure the state’s future. Mining is an important industry in South Australia because it has been a major source of minerals for the high demand in Australia and many countries (Flinders Ranges Research n.d.). This industry plays a vital part in advantaging the state in terms of economic – profits and job opportunities; social – more skilled workers and population
would not be able to rely on government aid for much longer. Between 1872 and 1893, every State passed an Education Act removing state aid to Church schools. This was a turning point for Catholic schools and, indeed, for the Catholic community in Australia. Bishops and people decided to persevere with the Catholic system. With no money to pay teachers, the bishops appealed to religious orders in Ireland and other European countries, and soon religious sisters and brothers were responding to the crisis
For- The Liberal Party The Liberal Party despised the Communist Movement. The party was led by Prime Minister Sir Robert Menzies, who despised the idea of Communism. Menzies attempted to ban the Communist Party of Australia in 1951, but failed this task after the law was challenged in the High Court of Australia where the law was deemed unconstitutional. The Liberals aimed to stop communism from spreading by joining treaties such as the Australia New Zealand United Stated of America treaty (ANZUZ)
Is Australia politics based on a two-party system? This may not completely accurate even thought many people agree with this statement. Apparently, the Labor and the Liberal are both the major parties in Australia, therefore this is the reason why people would believe this statement. However, through carefully examine this assertion from two main aspect: the formation of government and the passing process of legislation in this essay, we will realize that there are various party system existing
Robert Menzies was the Australian Prime Minister from 1939 through to 1941, before being re-elected and serving as Prime Minister again from 1949-1966. As Australia’s longest-serving Prime Minister; having served for over 18 years; his impact on Australian culture at the time, and until this day is far reaching. A series of speeches; which were Menzies’ most memorable; which was ironically delivered outside of his time as a Prime Minister and on a radio show; centred on “The Forgotten People”’; the
A Political party is a group of people who have similar political thought and organized to win the seat in the government (Gorbaniuk , et al 2015). In addition, a two-party system, which means there are two major parties who have been dominating in the government for a long period of time (Singleton, et la, 2013). According to these definitions, some people think that Australian government is operated by a minority government, not a two-party system (Costar & Curtin 2004). This essay will utilize
Australia became a democracy on the 1st January 1901, before day all women in Australia were allowed to vote and be elected. By definition, democracy means government by people, meaning that everyone should have an equal say in what decisions are made the affect their lives. If democracy advertises that everyone is equal and has a fair say, then Australia is not truly living up to the definition. Women are still being under-represented in Australia’s parliament since it was made legal for them to
Tony abbott was the 28th prime minister for Australia, and was in office from September 18, 2013 to September 15, 2015. Childhood & Early Life In 1960 his family came from london to live in australia. Tony Abbott got into school early for his education at primary school at St Aloysius’ College, Sydney and finished his secondary education at St. Ignatius’ College, Sydney for secondary school. He graduated from the Bachelor of Economics in 1979. He was a president of the Student Representative
Australia holds a storied history of relations with Western culture. Over the last century, Australia has cultivated a powerful position alongside its allied Western nations. Australia has participated in major global events since World War I, and has maintained alliances and relations with several world powers since. Australia’s economic status and military power have shaped its international political role in recent decades. Springing from Great Britain’s constitutional monarchy, Australia’s
INTRODUCTION Shadowing World War II, there was an amplified fear of communism in Australia. The influence of the threat of Communism in Australian local politics from 1945 to the 1950’s was very strong as you can see through Robert Menzies, the Petrov Affair, The fear of Ussr spies, the royal commission and the Alp split show relevant threats to the Australian Domestic politics by saying they are spies, traitors and liars. Menzies and Threat of Communism Fears – 1st Paragraph Prime Minister Robert
Great Britain is a great example of this. The country has witness turnout in elections falling slowly as time pass. However, the election of 2001 dropped the country from their average of 76% voter turnout to just a 59.4% turnout. Comparatively, Australia, a former colony of Britain, has enjoyed high and steady voter participation since 1924 because of the implementation of compulsory voting. This system has proven to be not only effective in bring voters to the polls, but also effective in improving
and the Senate, in addition to political parties in which have been found to impact on representative government. To examine to which extent this impact is, information
Bicameralism Bicameralism in Australia has a long history dating back to the pre-Federation colonial parliaments. These structures, in turn, evolved from their British forbear, the parliament at Westminster. At federal and state levels there has been considerable debate and controversy over the continuing efficacy and efficiency of the two-house model. Is it necessary or desirable to maintain two houses of parliament for state and federal governments in Australia? Did the Queensland government
in Nauru; with more than half the victims being children. (Farrell, 2016) The offshore detention policy is an important issue due to the violation of many international immigration laws and regulations. Amnesty released in its annual report, that Australia is one of the countries that has desecrated the Human Rights policy by “forcibly returning people to countries where they would face a real risk of serious violations". (Anderson, 2016) The aim of this report is to investigate whether Australia’s