Political system of Australia

Australia consists of six states and two territories. 

The main legislative body in the country is Senate. 

Federal Parliament consists of the Queen, the Senate and the House of Representatives. 

The members of the Senate are elected for a six-year term. 

There are seven senators from each state and five from each territory in the Senate. 

The executive power belongs to Federal Parliament. 

There are two major political parties in Australia: the Australian Labour party and a coalition of the Liberal and the Agrarian parties. 

In 1931 Australia became fully independent from the United Kingdom.. 

The Australian Constitution took effect on January 1st 1910. 

The state parliaments cannot make laws that are inconsistent with Commonwealth laws.  

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A.Somewhat later, Joseph Banks suggested that Britain could solve overcrowding problems in its prisons by transporting convicts to New South Wales. In 1787 the First Fleet with 750 male and female convicts set sail under the command of Captain Arthur Philip.

B. . Europeans began to arrive in the 16th century: Portuguese navigators were followed by Dutch explorers and an enterprising English pirate, William Dampier.

C. Captain James Cook sailed the entire length of the eastern coast in 1770. After going round Cape York he claimed the continent for the British and named it New South Wales.

D.Post World War II immigration brought a flood of European immigrants, many of them non-British. The immigrants have since made an enormous contribution to the country, its culture and economy. In the 1980s Australia began to accept large numbers of Asian refugees, especially from Vietnam.

E. Australia's original inhabitants, known as Australian Aborigines, have the longest continuous cultural history in the world. Their origins go back to the last Ice Age.

F.It was the discovery of gold that changed the face of the colony in the 19th century. Aborigines were pushed off their tribal lands and new settlers used their lands for farming and mining.

G. Australia became a nation when federation of the separate colonies took place in January 1901, although many of the legal and cultural ties with England remained.