Australian political system

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Australian_political_system
GPTKB entity
Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:ageRequirementForVoting 18 years and over
gptkbp:cabinetCollectiveResponsibility yes
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Canberra
gptkbp:citizenshipRequirementForVoting Australian citizens
gptkbp:compulsoryEnrolment yes
gptkbp:compulsoryVoting yes
gptkbp:confederation yes
gptkbp:constitution gptkb:Constitution_of_Australia
gptkbp:constitutionalMonarch yes
gptkbp:constitutionalReferendum required for constitutional change
gptkbp:country gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:district yes
gptkbp:electionsFrequency every 3 years (House of Representatives)
every 6 years (Senate, half every 3 years)
gptkbp:executiveBranch gptkb:Prime_Minister_and_Cabinet
gptkbp:federalDivision states and territories
gptkbp:federalElections administered by Australian Electoral Commission
gptkbp:firstParliament 1901
gptkbp:governmentType federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy
gptkbp:governor David Hurley (as of 2024)
gptkbp:headOfState gptkb:Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkb:Monarch_of_Australia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Australian political system
gptkbp:independentJudiciary yes
gptkbp:judicialBranch gptkb:High_Court_of_Australia
High Court and federal courts
gptkbp:leader gptkb:Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:legislature gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:lowerAward gptkb:House_of_Representatives
gptkbp:ministerialResponsibility yes
gptkbp:monarch gptkb:Charles_III
gptkbp:opposedBy yes
gptkbp:parliament yes
gptkbp:party gptkb:Australian_Greens
gptkb:Australian_Labor_Party
gptkb:National_Party_of_Australia
gptkb:Liberal_Party_of_Australia
gptkbp:primeMinister Anthony Albanese (as of 2024)
gptkbp:separationOfPowers yes
gptkbp:state yes
gptkbp:stateParliaments yes
gptkbp:territoryAssemblies yes
gptkbp:territoryGovernments yes
gptkbp:unicameralOrBicameral yes
gptkbp:upperHouse gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:votingSystem proportional representation
preferential voting
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:English_Australians
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5