Political Players
A politician who runs for election without belonging to a political party.
Who is an independent candidate?
Australia's national public broadcaster, funded by the government, known for its independent news.
Who is the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)?
The two main types of matters heard in courts: one dealing with breaking laws, the other with disputes between individuals or organisations.
What are criminal and civil matters?
This term means a past court decision that can guide future cases.
What is precedent?
The principle of justice that means all people should be treated impartially, without favouritism or discrimination.
What is fairness?
A situation where no single party wins an absolute majority of seats in parliament, requiring them to form alliances or gain support from others.
What is a minority government?
Two common ways Australians receive political information, other than social media.
What are television, radio, newspapers, or news websites?
The type of court, like a Magistrates' Court, that typically handles less serious offences and initial hearings.
What is a lower court?
This body of law is developed by judges through their decisions in individual cases, rather than by parliament.
What is common law?
The principle of justice that ensures everyone has the opportunity to use legal processes and receive legal assistance.
What is access?
This term describes the power held by minor parties and independent members when their votes are crucial for the government to pass legislation.
What is the balance of power?
Generation Z is more likely than older generations to get news from this source.
What is social media?
This type of court hears cases related to the laws passed by the Commonwealth Parliament, such as taxation or immigration.
What is a federal court?
This court is at the bottom of the Victorian court hierarchy.
What is the Magistrates’ Court?
This principle of justice implies that legal processes should be transparent and open, and that those involved have a right to be heard.
What is fairness?
This house of Parliament has 151 seats.
What is the House of Representatives?
The term for deliberately false or inaccurate information spread to deceive, especially in a political context.
What is misinformation or disinformation?
A large civil dispute is not a criminal case; it is this type of case.
What is a civil case?
This court can hear serious indictable offences, but not the most serious ones like murder.
What is the County Court?
This key aspect means people should not be treated differently because of race, gender, religion, or status.
What is non-discrimination?
These are three key decision-makers in the Australian policy-making process.
Who are the Prime Minister, Parliament and Cabinet?
Many people now use this device as their main way to access news.
What is a mobile phone?
This court sits at the apex(top) of both the state and federal court hierarchies in Australia and helps change the Constitution.
What is the High Court of Australia?
This court is higher than both the Magistrates’ Court and County Court.
What is the Supreme Court?
This allows a person to ask a higher court to review a decision.
What is the right to appeal?