Australia is a federal constitutional monarchy in Oceania, its capital Canberra. A hereditary monarch serves as head of state, represented domestically by a Governor-General, while an elected Prime Minister heads the government; the bicameral Parliament of Australia, comprising the Senate and the House of Representatives, holds legislative power. Australia is governed under the Constitution of Australia.
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Original 1959 signatory to the Antarctic Treaty.
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1. Freedom House: Australia (Freedom in the World 2025)
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Australia has a strong record of advancing and protecting political rights and civil liberties.
2. Australia (Wikipedia)
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1 January 1901
Practices: Federal System, Infobox: government_type
Federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy
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Federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy
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Federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy
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politics operates under the written Australian Constitution, which sets out Australia as a constitutional monarchy, governed via a parliamentary democracy
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The head of government is the prime minister, currently Anthony Albanese
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The Constitution of Australia (also known as the Commonwealth Constitution) is the fundamental law that governs the political structure of Australia.
Bicameralism (Wikipedia)
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Some countries, such as Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Canada, Germany, India, Malaysia, Mexico, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Russia, Switzerland, and the United States
Caretaker government (Wikipedia)
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Many countries are administered by a caretaker government during election periods, such as: Caretaker government of Australia
Dissolution of parliament (Wikipedia)
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The House of Representatives, but not the Senate, can be dissolved at any time by the governor-general on the advice of the prime minister.
Instant-Runoff Voting (Wikipedia)
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It is used to elect members of the Australian House of Representatives and the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea
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