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__//PRIME MINISTER//__ George Reid served only eleven years as PRIME MINISTER. All PRIME MINISTER'S that become PRIME MINISTER'S in Australia serve our country.The PRIME MINISTER'S have to take care of our country.The PRIME MINISTER makes new rules and laws for the country.The PRIME MINISTERS sometimes have to help other country's when war is going on or bombing going on.

__//VOTING AND ELECTION'S//__ The second federal election held on the 16 of December 1903 was the first to take place according to uniform voting rights.These new rules were set down in the Commonwealth Franchise Act.

//__THE COAT OF ARMS__// It is one of the symbols of Federation.On the left side of the shield is a red kangaroo and on the right side is a emu and on the bottom of the shield is a scroll with the word AUSTRALIA.

__//THE FIRST COMMONWEALTH PARLIAMENT 1901//__ Once Australia Constitution had been accepted by voters in the Australian colonies and enacted as a law by British Parliament.

__//AUSTRALIA'S PARLIAMENT HOUSE//__ Australia Parliament is designed to help members of Parliament carry out their responsibilities with support of people that work there. House pd in three buildings since 1901. Parliament house has a distinctly character. People in Parliament House make laws for the country and the world.

__//FUNCTION OF PARLIAMENT//__ The most important thing is to make new laws and other decision's for the country and the world. They try to improve current laws. 150 members of Parliament are voted by 85,000 in each electorate.

__//THREE LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT//__ Each level of Government is run by democratically. The powers of Commonwealth are listed in sections. Local Government powers are defined by acts of Parliament.

__//THE REFERENDUMS//__ The 1801 Constitutional Convention agreed that before proceeding with Federation