| Term | Definition |
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head of Commonwealth |
British Queen |
|
appoints the Governor-General |
The British Queen |
|
Prime Minister |
John Howard |
|
Governor-General |
Michael Jeffery |
|
senate |
76 members |
|
senate term |
6 years |
|
house |
146 members |
|
house term |
3 years |
|
High Court |
Chief Justice and 6 other Justices |
|
Justices |
Governor-General appoints |
|
each state has |
Governor, Premier Legislature and state courts |
|
main political party |
Australian Labor |
|
main political party (free enterprise) |
Liberal |
|
main political party (rural) |
National |
|
main political party (professional small businesses) |
Australian Democrats |