Australia has a federal system of government within which there are four divisions: Commonwealth, state, territory and local government.
This section outlines the basic features of the Australian system of government, including:
- the constitutional basis of government
- the Commonwealth Parliament
- the Commonwealth Government
- the Australian Public Service
- territory government - self-governing
- territory government - non-self governing
It also provides details of the Commonwealth ministry, and of the state and territory political leaders.
This section concludes with an article Should the House of Representatives have four-year terms?
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