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> 2.You must be over 18 to vote for what party > 3.Kevin Rudd got fired and replaced with Julia Gilard > 4.Kristina Keneally is our premier > 5.Julia Gillard and Kristina Keneally both belong to Labour 6.Tony abbot is competing for primeminister against Julia Gillard 7.Quinton Bryce is the governer general 8.The governer general can fire the primeminister 9.The Parliment house is in Canberra
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 * 1.Julia Gillard is the first female primeminister

media type="custom" key="6731317" =WHEN DID THIS OCCUR?= IT OCCURED IN 1901 =WHAT DID IT MEAN FOR AUSTRALIAN COLONIES?= COMING OGETHER AS ONE NATION =WHAT IS THE G-G'S ROLE?= TO REPRESENT THE QUEEN IN AUSTRALIA =WHAT IS FEDERALISM?= IT IS WHEN ALL DIFFERENT COLONIES COME TOGETHER =WHAT IS BICAMERALISM?= IT IS HAVING 2 LEGESTATIVES

=media type="custom" key="6803813"= =EXPLAIN THE THREE LEVELS OF GOVERMENT IN AUSTRALIA= 1. Federal - take cares of Australia 2. State - takes care of each state 3. Local - takes care of a local area ( eg. Liverpool, Penrith ) =**Write a brief explanation on the roles and responsibilities of each level of governm﻿﻿ent**= Federal makes laws for all Australian citizens State makes laws for the people who leave in a state and takes care of emergences Local makes laws for the local area and takes care of things like bins =﻿﻿NAME THE TITLE FOR THE LEADERS OF EACH LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT﻿= Federal - Prime Minister State - Premier Local - Mayor =HOW ARE DECISIONS MADE AND PASSED INTO LAWS AT STATE AND FEDERAL LEVELS? = Before it is a law it is called a bill. The bill is talk about in the House Of Representatives and when passed it goes to the Senate. If it passes the Senate the governor general signs it and it becomes a law.

=media type="custom" key="6803823"= = = The kangaroo and the emu are two Australian animals that can only go forward and not back. Being show on the coat of arms means Australia wont go backwards but only forwards. The wattle is one of Australia's native plants. On the shield there are six pictures. Each one represents its own state Each point on the seven pointed star represents the six states and the seventh point represents the territories

media type="custom" key="6812447" Some jobs that the Prime Minister has to do are: 1. Decide where they spend the money 2. Decide new laws 3. Hands out medals 4. Convince people to vote for them in an election 5. Attend special events media type="custom" key="6812531" =WRITE A SHORT EXPLANATION ON THE VOTING AND ELECTION﻿= In Australia you must have your name on the electoral roll to vote for Prime Minister. When you are 17 you are allowed to put your name on the electoral but when you are 18 you must vote every year.