Dalton EAL CERT 4 VU21479
Name :Wong Jet Yee.
ID:GEC 0000097
DATE: 26.06.2017
Task 1
Describe the system of government in Australia
The three levels of government in Australia and the roles of each level
1. What set of laws started in 1900? 1.1
The constitution of Australia
2. What do these set of laws do? 1.1
They control the Government of Australia by dividing the powers
3. What are the three levels of power? 1.1
Legislative, executive, judicial
4. Which power writes the new laws? 1.1
The legislative
5. Which powers check these new laws? 1.1
The executive and judicial
The three levels of government in Australia and the roles of each level
Look at pages 11 and 12 of your ‘Inside the Parliament of Victoria’ booklet and answer these questions.
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What are the three levels of government in Australia? 1.2
Commonwealth level, State level, Local level
7. What does the Commonwealth government do in relation to health, education and transport? 1.3
See page 12 of ‘inside the parliament of Victoria’
Gough Whitlam remains one of Australia’s few leaders who can be truly said to have changed Australia, even for the brief period of his time in government. Elected on December 5th 1972 his government brought upon a vast range of reforms in the 1071 days it held office (Thompson, 2014). Within the first year alone, Labor passed 203 bills, which is the most bills passed than any other federal government had passed in a single year (Betts, 2015). The three bills that will be presented through this essay are the Education system, with what it was like before and after the Whitlam Government came into power, what Health care was like before and after the Whitlam Government and what the Indigenous Australians went through before and after the Whitlam Government.
More specifically in year 6, the curriculum looks at the roles and responsibilities of each levels of government, as well as the key institutions of Australia’s democratic system of government based on the Westminster system. The outcome ACHCK036, which focuses on the levels of government, can also be linked to the outcome GE3-3 in the NSW Geography Syllabus. The syllabus outlines that students should learn who organises and manages places, such as local and state governments, under the sub heading “humans shape places”. Furthermore, the content focus talks about students examining ways people influence the environment, including the management of places. This is all linked to how the different levels of government are delegated various tasks on management of land and the
Transport There was a very significant argument in favour of Australia having a federal government, which was the need for a uniform railway system. In the late 1800s progress was restricted in the colonies for having a different railway gauge. The colonies were operating independent of each other, whilst the railway systems were built. They faced a problem when there was a need to integrate and connect the tracks (for example from Victoria to New South Wales) when the gauges were of different lengths. This meant that trains could not cross colonial boarders, which ultimately would have restricted the main way of transporting people and goods on land from colony to colony. It was a great inconvenience when people had to change trains at the border of each colony.
In this essay, it will be seen that the expansion of the external affairs power since Federation reflects Australia’s growing independence from a Dominion of the United Kingdom and its transition into nationhood.
Australia 's Federal System is dynamic and the division of lawmaking power between the Commonwealth and State since 1901 has changed dramatically; Critically discuss, focussing on the major reasons for those changes.
Question: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island peoples have since colonization been politically active. Discuss drawing from readings and research about various forms of political engagement.
2. Compare and contrast the segregation and assimilation policies in relation to the impact they had on the Aboriginal family life.
Potential issues of contention or challenges for this group in relation to Australian systems (What are the major issues faced in terms of for example, health, welfare, education, housing, law, income support?), and perceptions of responsibility and obligation (such as the role of the government and human services practice) in relation to this group.
The piece Advance Australia … within reason, was conveyed on the 5th of January by Amy Mackintosh, at the annual “University of Students for Youth Political Activism’ meeting held at The University of Melbourne. Mackintosh steadily argues the reasons why Australia should not have become a republic, and how the country should stay as a monarchy. The tone of the speech is very colloquial and even sarcastic, with the middle part being more analytical and serious. The speaker gives the impression that the argument for Australia to stay as a Monarchy is unbiased and logical.
Using your own knowledge as well as the extract, identify and explain two ways in which the British constitution regulates ‘the conduct of government’. (10 marks)
Australia is a two tiered system including a private and public sector. Medicare is a universal health insurance scheme under the public system. It was introduced on the 1st of February 1984 by the Australian Labor party the principal is for all Australian to have equal access to health. There are three levels of government these include Local, State or territory and Federal, all three have different roles to perform in terms of health care. The local government is responsible for towns and districts, moreover, local councils or shires function is to operate systems and projects such as sewage, garbage disposals and maintenance of the safety food standard. Both state and federal direct different parts of Medicare. State government manages public hospital within their territory or state, the state government receives 40%-50% of the total cost of expenditures for the public hospital from the Federal government. Lastly, Federal role includes payments to primary health services there include GPs, the majority of nurses, medical specialists and allied health professionals. In 1996 Budget guaranteed the renewal of private health insurance.
7. The Commonwealth can make financial grants to a state or territory and specify how the money is to be spent in education, health and transport.
“The enduring loyalty and affection for the English monarchy in Australia has impeded the development of a sense of Australian identity. Do you agree? Give reasons for your answer.”
One process of governing is policymaking that involves three stages, e.g., development, implementation, and evaluation (Porche, 2012). In addition, precise mechanisms are put into place to ensure that the intent of the policy is adhered to. One such mechanism is police power that is delegated to the states that are empowered with the authority to enforce the law (Porche, 2012). It is police power that will overrule the individual interest for the promotion of the good of the
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