One of the most significant features of Australia’s political system is that the Constitution establishes two tiers of government, or what we call a federal political system. This means that Australians are ruled by the Federal Government in Canberra as well as by their respective State or Territory Government (in addition to local government). Given the profound implications of Australian federalism, this chapter describes the origins and key features of Australia’s federal system, while the second half of the chapter provides some more detailed analysis of how Australia’s federal system impacts upon political decision making
The Australian federal system, which came into existence in 1901, has generally worked satisfactoril...
Australia’s federal system is in a state of flux and its relevance is being challenged. Dramatic shi...
The interest in, and the appeal of, fiscal federalism and fiscal decentralization have been increasi...
One of the most significant features of Australia’s political system is that the Constitution estab...
One of the most significant features of Australia’s political system is that the Constitution estab...
Australian politics is organised in profoundly territorial terms. The fundamental reason for this is...
Current issues of taxing power, revenue distribution, policy jurisdiction and intergovernmental rela...
In 1901, the former colonies of New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, Tasmania, Western Australia a...
Since 1901 the structure of formal politics in Australia has been determined by the nature of Austra...
This paper provides a synoptic account of the distinguishing features and broad tendencies of federa...
Federalism is usually described in Australian political science and history as representing one, coh...
The continuing decline of Australian federalism as a system of divided jurisdiction raises important...
The steady centralisation that is generally held to be a characteristic feature of Australian federa...
A full 125 years has passed since Sir Henry Parkes delivered a speech at Tenterfield advocating for ...
A full 125 years has passed since Sir Henry Parkes delivered a speech at Tenterfield advocating for ...
The Australian federal system, which came into existence in 1901, has generally worked satisfactoril...
Australia’s federal system is in a state of flux and its relevance is being challenged. Dramatic shi...
The interest in, and the appeal of, fiscal federalism and fiscal decentralization have been increasi...
One of the most significant features of Australia’s political system is that the Constitution estab...
One of the most significant features of Australia’s political system is that the Constitution estab...
Australian politics is organised in profoundly territorial terms. The fundamental reason for this is...
Current issues of taxing power, revenue distribution, policy jurisdiction and intergovernmental rela...
In 1901, the former colonies of New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, Tasmania, Western Australia a...
Since 1901 the structure of formal politics in Australia has been determined by the nature of Austra...
This paper provides a synoptic account of the distinguishing features and broad tendencies of federa...
Federalism is usually described in Australian political science and history as representing one, coh...
The continuing decline of Australian federalism as a system of divided jurisdiction raises important...
The steady centralisation that is generally held to be a characteristic feature of Australian federa...
A full 125 years has passed since Sir Henry Parkes delivered a speech at Tenterfield advocating for ...
A full 125 years has passed since Sir Henry Parkes delivered a speech at Tenterfield advocating for ...
The Australian federal system, which came into existence in 1901, has generally worked satisfactoril...
Australia’s federal system is in a state of flux and its relevance is being challenged. Dramatic shi...
The interest in, and the appeal of, fiscal federalism and fiscal decentralization have been increasi...