We acknowledge the traditional owners and custodians of country throughout Australia and acknowledge their continuing connection to land, waters and community.

How achieved. Formal appointment pursuant to Constitution. Constitutional functions. Conventions applying / functions in practice. Sovereign. Inherited. Head of Executive Government and one of constituent parts of the Parliament, but these functions are …

Non-government parties/independents Coalition. In September 2024, Senator Michaelia Cash reportedly stated the Coalition would ‘closely examine the Bill’ and drew attention to potential new costs for businesses, the role of class action law firms and the interaction with other proposed legislation. She stated ‘[w]e recognise the need for appropriate reform, but privacy is both highly ...

Bills—the parliamentary process. The normal flow of the legislative process is that a bill (a draft Act, or, in the terminology of the Constitution, a proposed law) is introduced into one House of Parliament, passed by that House and agreed to (or finally agreed to when amendments are made) in identical form by the other House.

Thursday, 16 June 2022 in . What is democracy? Democracy means ‘rule by the people’. The word comes from the ancient Greek words ‘demos’ (the people) and ‘kratos’ (to rule).

71. Judicial power and Courts. The judicial power of the Commonwealth shall be vested in a Federal Supreme Court, to be called the High Court of Australia, and in such other federal courts as the Parliament creates, and in such other courts as it invests with federal jurisdiction.

Source: Australian Government, Budget Strategy and Outlook: Budget Paper No. 1: 2023–24, 6. Real GDP growth. A key indicator of a country’s economic health is its gross domestic product (GDP), which measures the total value of all goods and services produced within a country in a given period.Australia’s real GDP –after adjusting for inflation – …

Wednesday, 27 July 2022 in . A system of government is the structure for how a country is run. Some examples of different systems of government are: democracy, communism, dictatorship, monarchy and republic.

On 21 November 2024, the Senate referred the provisions of the Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age) Bill 2024 to the Environment and Communications Legislation Committee for report by 26 November 2024.. The closing date for submissions is 22 November 2024.Due to the short timeframe of this inquiry, the committee would appreciate submissions being limited to 1-2 pages.

Questions on notice. Search the database for questions placed on notice during estimates hearings, and the answers provided. The database contains information for each of the eight legislation committees from the 2017-18 supplementary budget estimates hearings.For earlier estimates rounds, please see the individual committee pages.