The Parliament of Western Australia consists of the Western Australian Legislative Council, the Western Australian Legislative Assembly and the Governor of Western Australia. The Parliament sits at Parliament House in Harvest Terrace, Perth. The Legislative Council, or upper house, is one of the two chambers of parliament in the Australian state of Western Australia. ... The Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of parliament in the Australian state of Western Australia. ... Flag of the Governor of Western Australia The Governor of Western Australia is the representative in Western Australia of Australias head of state, Queen Elizabeth II. The Governor performs important constitutional, ceremonial and community functions, including: presiding over the Executive Council; proroguing and dissolving the Legislative Assembly and the... Parliament House, Perth. ... The Perth skyline veiwed from the Swan River This article is about the urban area of Perth, Western Australia. ...
For a bill to become law, it must be passed by both the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assesmbly and be assented to by the Governor.
The party or coalition with the most seats in the Legislative Assembly is invited by the Governor to form government. The head of government is the Premier of Western Australia. The Premier of Western Australia is the head of the executive government in the Australian State of Western Australia. ...
Western Australia first obtained responsible government (having previously been ruled by a Governor and appointed officials) in 1890, its first premier (1890-1901) being John Forrest. John Forrest, 1898 Sir John Forrest, PC, GCMG (22 August 1847–2 September 1918), sometimes incorrectly referred to Lord Forrest, 1st Baron Forrest of Bunbury, was an Australian explorer, the first premier of Western Australia and a cabinet minister in Australias first federal parliament. ...
WesternAustralia is Australia's largest state in area, covering the western third of the mainland, and is bordered by South Australia and the Northern Territory.
Whilst the sovereign of WesternAustralia is the Queen of Australia (Queen Elizabeth II), and executive power nominally vested in her State representative the Governor (currently Ken Michael), executive power is effectively administered by the premier and ministers.
The major universities in WesternAustralia are the University of WesternAustralia, Edith Cowan University, Curtin University, Murdoch University and the University of Notre Dame.
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