Governor-General of Australia

Constitution of Australia is a relevant matter due to the mounting desire to recognise Indigenous Australians as the first peoples of the land that now forms the Commonwealth of Australia. Historically, the Australian Constitution has been very difficult to amend and many consider the process to be too constrictive and advocate the introduction of another system, such as that of Canada. This paper seeks to investigate the benefits and hindrance of the procedure of constitutional amendment in Australia and to

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

Also, in Australia the labour force participation rate for men was 83.6% whilst it was 67.8% for females, however, this is comparatively high for women as they are now returning to the work force. Stats show that 46% of women work part time mainly due to children.

highlighted that republicanism and anything outside of this traditional framework was considered to be the antithesis of the common law. The idea of republicanism as the monarchy’s political ‘other’ exacerbated in the 1830s. This is demonstrated by Governor Darling’s letter in 1827, which states, “the colony can no longer be preserved…the free press and bias legislative councils may result in an Australian republic”. His letter highlight’s that the struggle between the colonialists and the republicans

parts of government, the democratic civilisation can be justly ruled. In fact, the legal system in Australia is divided into three branches, which are based on the doctrine of separation of power, with the main ambition that it works independently and cooperate to maintain the fairness principle. According to the Constitution, the power will be authorised in the Queen, while the Governor-General exercises and elects members of Parliament, which is given the legislative power to make laws. In the

always dreamed of visiting and living is Australia. Whenever I see Australia on TV everything looks beautiful. The people seem very friendly and warm. Culturally it seems like a good fit for me because the people are pretty easy going and so am I. The country is made up very similar to us in its people according to http://www.indexmundi.com/ a few positives for me is that the infant mortality rate is lower and the life expectancy is a little higher in Australia. One big note is the obesity rate is

Financial System Historical Overview Commonwealth Bank of Australia establish by legislation in 1911 change at one point to what people know now as the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) in 1959. This original body corporation was specially built to manage all central bank functions. While the bank was acquiring its new name also commercial and saving bank’s functions were passed to the new institution called Reserve Bank of Australia. Once the Federation of Australian States got into the Commonwealth

states. They have a house that is elected by the people. In both countries, legislation has to be passed through both houses. They both have a court that interprets the constitution and handles final appeals (Supreme Court in U.S. and High Court in Australia). Also, they both have written constitutions that describes the powers of government. However, they both have differences.

Year 9 Line 7 MAKING A NATION – AUSTRALIA Use the textbook, Retroactive 9 – Chapter 6.6, page 240; and the internet to answer the following questions in your own words. * Read and reflect on the experiences of non-Europeans in Australia in the late 1800s. (Pages 222 – 227) What were the advantages of forming a federation in Australia in 1901? (Page 241-242) Economic Advantages: Free trade between states would lower the costs

made a huge impact in WWI by serving the Australian soldiers who fought for our country. They served in England, France, Belgium, Egypt, Palestine, India and Greece. 2139 Women served overseas but most if the nurses worked in military hospitals in Australia. On July 1, 1902, the Australian army nursing service was created. It was a backup unit which staffed by part-time, volunteer civilian nurses. They served in hospitals, hospital ships and hospitals made by tents with no floor. They helped and cared