A prime minister is the leader of the government of a country with a parliamentary system of government that is either a constitutional monarchy (Australia) or a republic (India and Taiwan). In some systems of government (Indonesia and the United States), the president is both the head of state and the leader of the government.

The Governor-General gives a speech in the Senate at the opening of a new Parliament. There is a raised platform where the Governor-General sits in a large wooden chair speaking into a microphone. The President of the Senate is sitting in a high backed chair to the left of the Governor-General.

As you stated, the Prime Minister is always a member of the House of Representatives. This is by convention – tradition – ; there is no rule that the Prime Minister can not be a senator. However, the Prime Minister, as the leader of the government, would want to be a member of the House of Representatives because this is where government is ...

The President of the Senate runs the meetings of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives runs the meetings of the House of Representatives. The Government is made up of the Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister, Leader of the Government in the Senate, ministers (the Executive) and backbenchers.

The Prime Minister who is the leader of the government and, amongst other things, has the power to select members to be ministers and advise the Governor-General about constitutional matters. The Governor-General who has the power to appoint and dismiss ministers and provide Royal Assent to bills – proposed laws – passed by the Senate and ...

The people of Australia do not vote for the Prime Minister; they elect the people they want to represent them in the Australian Parliament. The Prime Minister is chosen by a vote of the members of the party in government. The Prime Minister can keep their job as long as they are a member of parliament and have the support of the government.

How is the Prime Minister chosen? Thanks for your question Soph. The Australian people do not vote directly for the Prime Minister – rather, the Prime Minister is a member of the House of Representatives who leads the parliamentary party or coalition of parties with the support of the majority of members in the House.

The Governor-General is the King’s representative in Australia. They are appointed by the King on the recommendation of the Prime Minister. The Governor-General is appointed at ‘the King’s pleasure’, that is, without a fixed term but governors-general are given a 5 …

Yes, senators can be ministers. A minister can come from the Senate or House of Representatives. They are members of the Australian Government who have been given an area of responsibility – a portfolio – for how Australia is run. The prime minister chooses experienced and knowledgeable government members to be ministers, and expects them ...

The power to appoint a Prime Minister if an election has not resulted in a clear outcome. The power to dismiss a Prime Minister if they have lost the support of the majority of members of the House of Representatives. The power to refuse a request for a double dissolution. The power to dismiss a Prime Minister or minister if he or she breaks ...