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Select sources on constitutional change in Australia 1901-1997. Part 2 - History of Australian Referendums (PDF). Commonwealth of Australia. 24 March 1997. ISBN 0644484101. Bennett, Scott (2003). "Research Paper no. 11 2002–03: The Politics of Constitutional Amendment". Canberra: Parliamentary Library of Australia.
Queensland's system of government is influenced by the Westminster system and Australia's federal system of government. The powers of the state can be classified into three types : Legislature: the unicameral Parliament of Queensland , comprising the Legislative Assembly and the Monarch (represented by the Governor );
The argument against fixed four-year terms was supported by Katter's Australian Party. [ 6 ] KAP and other proponents of the "No" case stated that the proposal was wrong for a unicameral parliament without an upper house, and that voters would have to wait longer to vote out a "bad" government.
Purple=Town Map of local government areas in Queensland, 2008–2013. Local government in Queensland, Australia, includes the institutions and processes by which towns and districts can manage their own affairs to the extent permitted by the Local Government Act 1993–2007. Queensland is divided into 78 local government areas, which may be ...
Map of LGAs as of 2014. This is a list of local government areas (LGAs) in Queensland, Australia, sorted by region. For the history and responsibilities of local government in that state, see Local government in Queensland. For former local government areas in Queensland, see List of former local government areas of Queensland.
The Queensland Government is the state government of Queensland, Australia, a parliamentary constitutional monarchy. Government is formed by the party or coalition that has gained a majority in the state Legislative Assembly , with the governor officially appointmenting office-holders. [ 3 ]
Result [1] [3] State Electoral roll Ballots issued For Against Informal Vote % Vote % New South Wales 3,564,856 3,297,246 1,159,713 35.57 2,100,604
Local government is the third level of government in Australia, administered with limited autonomy under the states and territories, and in turn beneath the federal government. [1] Local government is not mentioned in the Constitution of Australia , and two referendums in 1974 and 1988 to alter the Constitution relating to local government were ...