Politics of Australia

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A Presentation
from Katharina Harnisch

• Politics of Australia

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In general

• - Australia never had a declaration of
  independence
• - it was a process that Australia got its
  independence
• - immigration dressed the way to become a nation
  
• - from nation to independence
  
• - all Australian institutions are based on those
  of Britain

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Short review

• - Britain had the control on foreign affairs,
  advocacy and
• external trade
• - in 1898 the colonies planned a federation of
  the
• Australian states
• - Republicans flourished in 1890s many
  Australians wanted
• a republic
• (ARM Australian Republican Movement started)?
• - 1. Jan. 1901 Commonwealth of Australia (
  federation of the states)?

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- 1986 Australian Act Australia got the rights
for self-government by Britain - queen backed
the republic of Australia (royal seal of
approval)? - republicans against
conservatives - 1999 Australia voted with 55
for the monarchy
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Today

• - federal constitutional monarchy
  
• - top of the constitutional system Queen of
  England
• - on federal level bicameral system
  
• Senate, House of representatives
  

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• Legislature Government Departments
  Commonwealth Parliament According to the
  constitution of Australia
  
• executive
  federal executive power Governour-General,
  government Departments
• judiciary High
  court of Australia and other federal courts
  

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• - every state has its own parliament (largely own
  
• legislation)
  
• - party with majority support forms government
  and its leader becomes Prime Minister
  
• - Prime Minister head of government, receives
  commission by the General Governour
  

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Other informations
- major political groups Australian Labor
Party, opposition Liberal Party National
Party
- others are the Greens, Australian
Democrats - Voting is
compulsory
- ARM is still active
today

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Australia and Britain

• political ties with Britain are still very
  strong
• - Australia and Britain are members of the
• Commonwealth of Nations
• - Australia is influenced by british culture
• - a long trade relationship still today
• - Britain largest investor in Australian
  manufacturing
• industry (means many jobs)?
• - Defence relationship

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Australia and Asia

• - long history of engagement
  
• - relationship has many aspects politic,
  economic,
• social,culture, military, security
  
• - Asia takes over 50 of Australias exports
  
• - Asialink and AustralAsiaCenter
  
  

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• Information source
• http//de.wikipedia.org/wiki/AustralienWeg_zur_Na
  tion
• http//www.petra.ac.id/asc/int_relations/australia
  _asia/
• http//www.petra.ac.id/asc/int_relations/australia
  _europe/australia_britain/
• http//www.nmun-berlin.de/index.php?id230
• Australia I
• The New Summit