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Our Government - australia.gov.au (557 words)
The form of government used in Australia is a Constitutional Monarchy – ‘Constitutional’ because the powers and procedures of the Commonwealth Government are defined by a written constitution, and ‘Monarchy’ because Australia’s Head of State is Queen Elizabeth II.
Territories are areas within Australia’s borders that are not claimed by one of the six states.
Local governments are established by state and territory governments to take responsibility for a number of community services.
Local Government in Asia and the Pacific - Australia (3256 words)
In local government, apart from the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander councils or community councils where the majority of councilors are Indigenous Australians, there are only 23 elected to other local authorities with one of them being elected as Mayor.
General systems of local government in the six states were put in place around the middle of nineteenth century.
A council may exercise discretion provided it is within the ambit of the respective local government legislation and does not move beyond the powers and functions of the state or Commonwealth governments.
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