The Australian Parliament and the Australian Government share responsibility for running the country.  Here you will discover how this works.

• The Parliamentary System
• Three Levels of Governance
• Functions of Parliament
• The Senate & House of Representatives
• Work of the Parliament
• Government
• Changing Parliaments

Learn more about Parliament and Government by selecting one of the sub-topics to the right.

The government can only hold office while it has the support of the majority of members in the House of Representatives.