政治

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澳洲政治體制是聯邦制度君主立憲議會制，設有聯邦議會（包括參、眾兩院）、6個州各自的議會，此外兩個自治領地也有自治議會。國家元首為澳洲君主，君主不在澳洲時由澳洲總督在聯邦層面代表。聯邦總督依據聯邦行政會議的建議施政。名義上，內閣施政必須經總督批准才有法律效力，但是聯邦政府總理和其內閣實際擁有大多數的行政權力。澳洲君主在各州亦有州總督作為其代表，依據州政府的建議行事。


澳洲選舉採用強制投票制度，擁有選舉權的澳洲公民必須參加投票，沒有參加投票的選民需要給出合理解釋，否則需要繳納罰款。


在聯邦層面議會陣營大致分為執政黨和反對黨，兩大陣營分別為中間偏左的澳洲工黨和由澳洲自由黨與澳洲國家黨組成中間偏右的執政聯盟。還有若干個小黨如澳洲綠黨和澳洲民主黨等。


1988年啟用至今的新國會大廈，位於坎培拉


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