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6 unusual facts about Politics of Australia


Dorothy Dixer

In Australian politics, a Dorothy Dixer is a rehearsed or planted question asked of a government Minister by a backbencher of his/her own political party during Parliamentary Question Time.

Mortgage belt

The Mortgage belt is a term used in Australian politics to signify residential suburbs which have a high concentration of families mortgaging their homes.

Politics of Australia

Australian conservatism is largely represented by the Coalition, along with Australian liberalism, which refers to free-market economic neoliberalism, rather than centre-left social liberalism as in the United States and United Kingdom.

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Queensland in particular, along with Western Australia and the Northern Territory, are regarded as comparatively conservative.

TEAL

In April 1961 the Australian government decided to support the wholly Australian-owned Qantas airline and the New Zealand government bought out the Australian government's shareholding, giving New Zealand 100% ownership.

Wandjuk Marika

Marika wrote frequent but unsuccessful letters to the Australian federal government to protest against mining activities on Yolngu lands.



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