Political structure of Australia
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Polity type | Federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
Constitution | Constitution of Australia |
Formation | 1 January 1901 |
Legislative branch | |
Name | Parliament of the Commonwealth |
Type | Bicameral |
Meeting place | Parliament House |
Upper house | |
Name | Senate |
Presiding officer | Sue Lines, President |
Lower house | |
Name | House of Representatives |
Presiding officer | Milton Dick, Speaker |
Executive branch | |
Head of State | |
Currently | King Charles III represented by David Hurley, Governor-General[1] |
Head of Government | |
Currently | Prime Minister Anthony Albanese |
Cabinet | |
Name | The Cabinet (main organ of the Australian Government) |
Current cabinet | Albanese Ministry |
Leader | Prime Minister |
Deputy leader | Deputy Prime Minister |
Ministries | 16 principal departments within 14 ministerial portfolios |
Judicial branch | |
Name | Judicature of the Commonwealth |
Courts | Courts of Australia |
High Court | |
Chief judge | Stephen Gageler, Chief Justice |
Seat | High Court building |
Political structure of Australia
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|
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Polity type | Federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
Constitution | Constitution of Australia |
Formation | 1 January 1901 |
Legislative branch | |
Name | Parliament of the Commonwealth |
Type | Bicameral |
Meeting place | Parliament House |
Upper house | |
Name | Senate |
Presiding officer | Sue Lines, President |
Lower house | |
Name | House of Representatives |
Presiding officer | Milton Dick, Speaker |
Executive branch | |
Head of State | |
Currently | King Charles III represented by David Hurley, Governor-General[1] |
Head of Government | |
Currently | Prime Minister Anthony Albanese |
Cabinet | |
Name | The Cabinet (main organ of the Australian Government) |
Current cabinet | Albanese Ministry |
Leader | Prime Minister |
Deputy leader | Deputy Prime Minister |
Ministries | 16 principal departments within 14 ministerial portfolios |
Judicial branch | |
Name | Judicature of the Commonwealth |
Courts | Courts of Australia |
High Court | |
Chief judge | Stephen Gageler, Chief Justice |
Seat | High Court building |