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Voting in Australia

Text Voting in Australia

TLF ID M025123

The representatives elected to federal Parliament make decisions that affect many aspects of Australian life including tax, marriage, the environment, trade and immigration. This 28 page PDF document explains the history of Australia’s electoral system and how it works, Australia’s system of government and the role citizens play in it.

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Educational details

Year level

6; 7; 8

Topics Direct action Active citizenship Activism Australian history Parliamentary structures Constitutions Voting rights Constitutional law Referenda Democracy Elections Government Separation of powers
Learning area
  • Humanities and social sciences
  • Civics and citizenship

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Contributors
  • Contributor
  • Name: Education Services Australia
  • Organization: Education Services Australia
  • Description: Data manager
  • Address: VIC, AUSTRALIA
  • URL: http://www.esa.edu.au/
  • Copyright Holder
  • Name: Commonwealth of Australia
  • Organization: Commonwealth of Australia
  • Publisher
  • Name: Australian Electoral Commission
  • Organization: Australian Electoral Commission
  • Description: Publisher
  • URL: https://education.aec.gov.au
  • Resource metadata contributed by
  • Name: Education Services Australia Ltd
  • Organisation: Education Services Australia Ltd
  • Address: AUSTRALIA
  • URL: www.esa.edu.au
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Learning Resource Type
  • Text
Rights
  • © Commonwealth of Australia 2016. Unless otherwise noted, the AEC has applied the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence (Licence) to this publication with the exception of the Commonwealth Coat of Arms, the AEC’s logos, and content supplied by third parties. Use of material subject to the Licence must not assert or imply any connection with, or endorsement by, the AEC unless with express prior written permission