Australian government

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The Australian government is the federal governing authority of Australia, responsible for national policy, legislation, and administration under a constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf federal government
public authority
allowsVoteFromAge 18
budgetCycle annual federal budget
cameIntoForce 1901-01-01
canBeReviewedBy High Court of Australia
surface form: High Court of Australia for constitutional validity
capital Canberra
constitutionalSystem Westminster system
country Australia
currentMonarch Charles Philip Arthur George
surface form: Charles III
currentPrimeMinister Anthony Albanese
electoralSystemLowerHouse instant-runoff voting
electoralSystemUpperHouse single transferable vote
executiveBranch Cabinet of Australia
Executive Council
surface form: Federal Executive Council
fiscalYearStart July 1
formedBy federation of the Australian colonies
foundationDocument Australian Constitution
surface form: Constitution of Australia
governmentType federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy
hasAgency Australian Federal Police
Australian Security Intelligence Organisation
Reserve Bank of Australia
hasBranch Australian Taxation Office
Department of Defence (Australia)
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
hasCourtOfFinalAppeal High Court of Australia
headOfGovernment prime minister of Australia
headOfState monarch of Australia
internationalOrganizationMember Commonwealth of Nations
G20
OECD
United Nations
World Trade Organization
isAccountableTo Australian electorate
Parliament of Australia
judicialBranch High Court of Australia
Federal Court of Australia
surface form: federal courts of Australia
legalSystem common law
legislativeBranch Parliament of Australia
lowerHouse House of Representatives of Australia
numberOfMainlandTerritories 2
numberOfStates 6
representativeOfMonarch governor-general of Australia
responsibleFor Medicare (national public health insurance)
currency
customs and border protection
defence
federal criminal law
foreign affairs
immigration
intelligence services oversight
national environmental regulation in federal areas
national infrastructure policy
national security
national taxation
postal services
social security at federal level
trade policy
seatOfGovernment Parliament House, Canberra
sharesPowerWith Queensland Government
surface form: state governments of Australia

territory governments of Australia
systemCharacteristics constitutional monarchy
federalism
responsible government
separation of powers with some overlap
upperHouse Senate of Australia
votingIs compulsory for federal elections

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NADC collaboratesWith Australian government
subject surface form: National Australia Day Council
this entity surface form: Australian federal government
National Heritage List administeredBy Australian government
this entity surface form: Australian Government
Australian Fossil Mammal Sites (Riversleigh / Naracoorte) governedBy Australian government
this entity surface form: Government of Australia
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet jurisdiction Australian government
this entity surface form: Government of Australia
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet parentDepartment Australian government
this entity surface form: Australian Government
National Capital Authority overseenBy Australian government
this entity surface form: Australian Government
Captain Cook Memorial Jet ownedBy Australian government
this entity surface form: Australian Government
National Carillon ownedBy Australian government
this entity surface form: Australian Government
Blundells Cottage ownedBy Australian government
this entity surface form: Australian Government
National Portrait Gallery ownedBy Australian government
this entity surface form: Government of Australia
National Highway network maintainedBy Australian government
this entity surface form: Australian Government
National Highway network fundedBy Australian government
this entity surface form: Australian Government
Reef HQ Aquarium owner Australian government
this entity surface form: Australian Government
Australian Classification Board parentOrganization Australian government
this entity surface form: Australian Government
Mackay Regional Council collaboratesWith Australian government
this entity surface form: Australian Government
Chief Justice of the Australian Capital Territory appointedOnAdviceOf Australian government
this entity surface form: Australian Government
Australian Public Service partOf Australian government
this entity surface form: Australian Government
HMAS Kuttabul ownedBy Australian government
this entity surface form: Australian Government
Royal Australian Naval College ownership Australian government
this entity surface form: Australian Government
Royal Australian Naval College fundedBy Australian government
this entity surface form: Australian Government
Fleet Base East ownedBy Australian government
this entity surface form: Australian Government
HMAS Stirling ownedBy Australian government
this entity surface form: Australian Government
Australian territories administeredBy Australian government
this entity surface form: Australian federal government
Ngarrindjeri Regional Authority partnerOf Australian government
this entity surface form: Australian Government
Hindmarsh Island bridge controversy hasParticipant Australian government
this entity surface form: Australian Federal Government
HCA appointmentOnAdviceOf Australian government
subject surface form: High Court of Australia
this entity surface form: Australian Government
Admiralty House, Sydney usedBy Australian government
this entity surface form: Australian Government
Flag of the Governor-General of Australia governmentBody Australian government
this entity surface form: Australian Government
ACT Government parentGovernment Australian government
this entity surface form: Government of Australia
Bantam governedBy Australian government
this entity surface form: Australian federal government
Administrator of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands partOf Australian government
this entity surface form: Government of Australia
Administrator of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands represents Australian government
this entity surface form: Government of Australia
Administrator of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands nominatedBy Australian government
this entity surface form: Australian Government
Shire of Cocos (Keeling) Islands Council overseenBy Australian government
this entity surface form: Australian Government
Cocos (Keeling) Islands Airport operator Australian government
this entity surface form: Australian Government
XCH operator Australian government
subject surface form: Christmas Island International Airport
this entity surface form: Australian Government
Prime Minister’s Literary Award for Non-fiction presentedBy Australian government
this entity surface form: Australian Government
Prime Minister’s Literary Award for Non-fiction sponsor Australian government
this entity surface form: Australian Government
Christmas Island Airport operator Australian government
this entity surface form: Australian Government
Christmas Island Airport owner Australian government
this entity surface form: Australian Government
Defence Signals Directorate partOf Australian government
this entity surface form: Australian Government
ASD jurisdiction Australian government
subject surface form: Australian Signals Directorate
this entity surface form: Government of Australia
ASD parentAgency Australian government
subject surface form: Australian Signals Directorate
this entity surface form: Australian Government
Wine Australia parentOrganization Australian government
this entity surface form: Australian Government
Defence Science and Technology Group ownedBy Australian government
this entity surface form: Australian Government
ADF governedBy Australian government
subject surface form: Australian Defence Force
this entity surface form: Government of Australia
ADF subordinateTo Australian government
subject surface form: Australian Defence Force
this entity surface form: Australian Government
Indonesian mass killings of 1965–66 supportedBy Australian government
Timor Sea Treaty signedBy Australian government
this entity surface form: Government of Australia
Timor Sea Treaty depositary Australian government
this entity surface form: Government of Australia