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** How are cyclones classified? **  The more common scale is the one for measuring typical likely damage. This is based on the // Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale // 1.2-1.6m || mild damage || 1.7-2.5m || significant damage to trees || 2.6 -3.7 || structural damage, power failures likely || 3.8-5.4 || most roofing lost || more than 5.4m || almost total destruction || Cyclones are classified based on information from satellite images and uses a scale called the Dvorak Number going from 0 to 8. Cyclones clearly explained.com
 * ** Category ** || ** Wind gust speed/ Swell ** || <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">** Damage ** ||
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">1 || <span style="font-family: Verdana; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">less than 125km/h
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">2 || <span style="font-family: Verdana; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">126-169km/h
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">3 || <span style="font-family: Verdana; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">170 - 224km/h
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">4 || <span style="font-family: Verdana; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">225 - 279 km/h
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">5 || <span style="font-family: Verdana; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">more than 280 km/h

<span style="color: #bd2dd2; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 22px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**Category 1** Strongest gust less than 125 km/h Typical effects (indicative only) - Negligible house damage. Damage to some crops, trees and caravans. Craft may drag moorings.

Strongest gust 125 - 170 km/h Typical effects (indicative only) - Minor house damage. Significant damage to signs, trees and caravans. Heavy damage to some crops. Risk of power failure. Small craft may break moorings.
 * Category 2**

Strongest gust 170 - 225 km/h Typical effects (indicative only) - Some roof and structural damage. Some caravans destroyed. Power failure likely.
 * Category 3 (e.g. Winifred)**

Strongest gust 225 - 280 km/h Typical effects (indicative only) - Significant roofing loss and structural damage. Many caravans destroyed and blown away. Dangerous airborne debris. Widespread power failure.
 * Category 4 (e.g. Tracy)**

Strongest gust More than 280 km/h Typical effects (indicative only) - Extremely dangerous with widespread destruction.
 * Category 5 (e.g. Orson)**

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 * This occurred in 1901
 * That they would no longer be colonies they would be state.
 * The Governor General is the Queens representative in Australia and is chosen by the Queen.
 * The constitutions a book of laws that all members of parliament have to follow. If they would like to change the constitution they would have to have a referendum vote.
 * Federalism: A form of government in which power is hared between federal and state governments.
 * Federal government is federal parliament. With the two houses The House of Representatives and the Senate. Representatives elected to the House of Representatives are called ‘Members of House of Representatives’.
 * The Premiers look after the state and territories, the schools and houses.
 * Looks after the roads and basically look after their local area.
 * Foreign affairs, social security, industrial relations, trade, immigration, currency affairs and defence.
 * Justice, consumer affairs, health education, forestry, public transport and main roads.
 * Roads, Garbage collection, building regulations, land subdivisions, public health and recreation facilities such as swimming pools.
 * Government ||
 * Federal ||
 * Julia Gillard ||
 * State ||
 * Barry O Farrell ||
 * Local ||
 * Russel Matherson ||

THE AUSTRALIAN COAT OF ARMS
 * They need to be signed by the Governor general then it is called an Act of Parliament. For a bill to pass it has to be agreed to a majority vote in the both the House of Representatives and the Senate. The bill can also be sent to a parliamentary committee for further investigation, before being voted in the parliament.

THE PRIME MINISTER VOTING AND ELECTIONS There is a federal election every 3 years and every local electing is every year. If you do not vote on the days the elections are on you will get a small fine. If you are in a different country and there is an election on you can go online and vote or you can send it to Australia For an eg: There where 4 candidates John, Matt, Steve and Lewis. They each represented a party and were running for a position is parliament. Here are the results
 * The coat of arms has the golden star on top it represents the six states. On the left hand side is a red kangaroo on the right hand side is emu. Underneath the shield is a scroll with ‘AUSTRALIA’ written on it. The Australian coat of arms is one of the symbols of federation. The Australian coat of arms can be found on passports, 50 cent coins and on cricket hats.
 * The prime minster is a Member of Parliament in the House of Representatives. He or she is the leader of the majority political party. The Prime minster sits at the centre table in front of the government in the House of Representatives. He or she has many responsibilities these are just some of them,
 * Chairing the weekly party meeting and the party decides policy and examines new legislation.
 * Selecting other members and in cabinet what new laws should be introduced into parliament.
 * Deciding with ministers in cabinet what new laws should be introduced in to parliament.
 * Representing the Australian government overseas.
 * Advising the governor general about important appointments.
 * || 1. count || 2. count || 3. count ||
 * John || 5 || 0 || 0 ||
 * Steve || 6 || 9 || 11 ||
 * Matt || 7 || 8 || 12 ||
 * Lewis || 6 || 7 || 0 ||

POLITICAL PARTIES I think they have used there colours to catch the attention of the people. In The Greens logo it is basic and you infer that it has got something to do with the environment.

AUSTRALIAN PERSPECTIVE
 * Democracy: is a type of Government which people of Australia hold the power to rule by electing Representatives.
 * Yes I think it is a fair system. It is fair because you can have your say on who you want to represent you.