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By Jeremy Moon, Campbell Sharman
This exam of the six states and self-governing territorial, in addition to nationwide, governments unearths the range and innovation which characterizes the govt and politics of the Australian federation. Chapters through best students within the box merge details and research for the professional in addition to the overall reader. The paintings is a useful resource for reference and instructing to a person occupied with Australian politics.
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The prime minister would be the leader of the largest party and would need to maintain its support. None of these conventions were written into the Constitution of 1901 which made no mention of the prime minister or cabinet. According to the Constitution, the executive power of the Commonwealth was vested in the governor-general, as the agent of the monarch. But everyone knew that these words were perfunctory, reflecting British practice. As it did in Britain, political power lay with the parliament, and by virtue of parliament’s authority, within the cabinet (see generally, Galligan 1995; Reid and Forrest 1989).
In only two cases did the government survive for longer than the nominal three-year term of a parliament. If success for Labor at state level was common, in the federal arena it was a rare commodity. It is possible to overstate this case. The Liberal hegemony from 1949 to 1972 was not unchallenged. In 1954 Labor got more than half the vote after the distribution of preferences, and in 1961 Menzies was returned by one seat when, in the last constituency to be declared, ninety-three communist voters chose to give their preferences to a Liberal candidate rather than to Labor; they were enough to give the candidate victory and Menzies a majority.
The federal compact has been irrevocably altered. The federal governments have often talked of returning power to the states, rather more often than they have done so. The Commonwealth is now the major player in the federal system. The Constitution allows it, the central government likes it, and the battle is, and will remain, about the exercise of power and the never-ending calculus of political costs and benefits. 3 Chapter New South Wales Rodney Smith After the Liberal Party–National Party coalition’s 2001 federal election victory, much Labor blame for the result centred on the party’s poor performance in New South Wales.