LibGuides: 10HASS Systems of Government: Australia

Featured Print Resources

The States : their place in Federal Australia by Scott Brodie
Call Number: 320.494 BRO
Publication Date: 2012
Government in Australia by Andrew Einspruch
Call Number: 320.994 EIN
Publication Date: 2012
Australia's political system by Justin Healey
Call Number: 320.994 AUS
Publication Date: 2014
Australian Politics for Dummies by Nick Economou; Zareh Ghazarian
Call Number: 320.994
Publication Date: 2010-10-26

Dictionaries and Atlases

A Dictionary of Australian Politics by Robert Corcoran; Jackie Dickenson
Call Number: 320.994
ISBN: 9781742370507
Publication Date: 2010
The Oxford Companion to Australian Politics by Brian Galligan; Winsome Roberts
Call Number: 320.994 OXF
ISBN: 9780195555431
Publication Date: 2007

Leaders' Debate - Channel 7 Perth

Australian Political Bingo

Encyclopaedias

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Websites

Australia, Government of
Australia has governments at federal, state, and territory level. Each state and the two principal mainland territories are represented in the federal Parliament.
Australian Labor Party (ALP)
The ALP describes itself as a democratic socialist party that supports democracy, equality, liberty, and social cooperation.
Current register of political parties
The AEC (Australian Electoral Commission) maintains a Register of Political Parties. This register lists those parties which are eligible to have the party affiliation of their endorsed candidates printed on ballot papers.
Liberal Party
Liberal Party is a center-right Australian political party. It promotes individual initiative and private enterprise.
Parliament of Australia and People's Consultative Assembly of the Republic of Indonesia (MPR)
A comparison of the Australian and Indonesian national political systems.
Political parties
Parliament@Work provides information about State, Territory and Commonwealth parliamentarians and electorates. Features of the site include census data, election results, political parties, politicians and a useful search facility.
Political Parties Fact Sheet
A political party is an organisation that represents a particular group of people or set of ideas. It aims to have members elected to Parliament so their ideas can affect the way Australia is governed.

Political Parties

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Einspruch, A 2012, Government in Australia, Pearson, Port Melbourne.

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National Library of Australia n.d., TROVE, Australian Government, accessed 14 September 2016, <http://trove.nla.gov.au/>.

10HASS Systems of Government: Australia

Civics and Citizenship