SUBJECTS: Civics and Citizenship, History
YEARS: 5–6, 7–8, 9–10
Annabel Crabb explains the interesting traditions that the Parliament of Australia has borrowed from the parliament of Westminster in the United Kingdom.
Who is Black Rod, and what is a serjeant-at-arms?
What is the Mace, and why is a hood placed over it when entering the presence of the Governor-General?
And why would representatives of Australia's armed forces aim artillery at Parliament House?
Date of broadcast: 24 Oct 2017
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