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The role of the whip becomes more critical the lower the majority the government has in the lower house of Parliament. Liberal Party whips are appointed by the leader of the party, while Australian Labor Party whips are elected by the Caucus. For Labor and the Liberals, the chief whip is assisted by two deputy whips. [3]
The three parties represented in the first Parliament each appointed one whip. Each of today's three main parties appoint a chief whip, while the Australian Labor Party and Liberals each have an additional two whips and the Nationals have one additional whip. Until 1994, a party's more senior whip held the title "Whip", while the more junior ...
All political parties that have four or more members in Parliament have at least one party whip, although Green Party whips are called musterers. [18] Parties with 25 to 44 members are allowed two whips (one senior and one junior), and parties with 45 or more members are entitled to three whips (one senior and two junior).
Events in Parliament on Wednesday have put the role of Government whips under scrutiny again.
The deputy whip, Christabel Chamarette, had lost her seat at the election, and left the Senate just over a month after the announcement. The party lost its other seat (and its whip) at the 1998 election, with her leaving office in June 1999. The party only merged with the Australian Greens in 2003, after it lost its senators.
Pages in category "Political whips" The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total. ... List of whips in the Australian House of Representatives;
Photos show bears, otters, seals, zebras, penguins, and other animals striking hilarious poses. The Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards announced the winners of its 2024 photography contest on Tuesday.
Australia Day "Piracy Parody" video published in 2017. On 24 January 2017 TJM released a parody video called "Australia Day (Piracy parody)", which compared celebrating Australia Day on 26 January, when the First Fleet planted a flag on Australian shores, to celebrating several appalling historic events, including the "Final Solution" by Nazi Germany, dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima ...