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ministers are responsible to the parliament and represent the people. they debate with opposition members about ideas for law reform where deficiencies in legislation can be shown.

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only the lower house can introduce the money bill. 

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only the lower house can introduce the money bill. 

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each representing one geographic area of Australia.

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Most bills can only become a law if it is passed by a majority vote in the Senate and the House of Representatives. The bill must be agreed to in identical form by both the Senate and House, and given Royal Assent by the Governor-General.

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Most bills start in the House of Representatives, although they can also be introduced in the Senate.

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is a term used to describe money that a government spends.

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opposition: party with a contrast in views.

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This contains the set of political institutions where a government of a state is organized or fixed.

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are expenses incurred by the public authorities.
expenditures are made to benefit the society as a whole

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First, a representative sponsors a bill. The bill is then assigned to a committee for study. If released by the committee, the bill is put on a calendar to be voted on, debated or amended.

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represent: be entitled or appointed to act or speak for (someone), especially in an official capacity

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Sitting arrangements - covid 19
Matter of privilege raised - response by the speaker
Divisions conducted during the time for deferred divisions
The return of remote contributions
Question time
Legislation

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the house of review is the upper house where they review the bill and make final changes before it gets approved or disapproved

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each member represents a certain portion of their state

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proposed laws should reflect the views and values of the majority of the community

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The Senate is often called the house of review (because most bills are introduced in the House of Representatives and reviewed by the Senate) and the states’ house (because each state has equal representation).

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Decides which bills or legislation should be introduced into parliament

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the action of paying money.

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ministers are responsible to parliament and therefore to the people.
they are examined by opposition members about their ideas for law reform during question time, where deficiencies in legislation can be exposed.

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a bill that imposes neither a major political party wins a majority of seats in the lower house of parliament after an election

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the upper house of the Commonwealth Parliament which is called the senate is sometimes referred to the house of review

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◦the Senate is to act as a house of review. The Senate reviews laws that were proposed by the House of Representatives (lower house).

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a bill must be passed through both the houses of parliament before a government is able to collect taxes or spend money, but only the lower house can introduce "money bills"

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After an election, the political parties that has the most members in the house of representatives forms the government. In terms of law-making, as the government has the majority in the lower house, it has the opportunity to generate the vast majority of the law reform that enters the parliament.

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the opposition scrunitinises the party that is in power on their expenditure and how well they've spent the money. This is to ensure that they have the best interests of the public in mind as this is a democracy and the government should be spending money to benefit the community

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Cabinet:

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PHOTOS/VIDEOS TO HELP BUILD UNDERSTANDING

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PHOTOS/VIDEOS TO HELP BUILD UNDERSTANDING