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The results in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) reflected very much the status quo. However, controversy persists as to whether the ACT should continue to have two seats in the House of Representatives or whether that number should be increased to three. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The defeat of the Howard government on 24 November 2007 was widely seen as a landslide loss. Although the land did slide, the result is better seen as a respectable loss by the Liberal Party. In John Howard's own seat of Bennelong, however, his defeat must be seen as very humiliating. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article looks at politics in Australia in 2007. Changes made to the cabinet of Prime Minister John Howard are reviewed, noting the replacement of Minister for the Environment and Heritage Ian Gordon Campbell by Malcolm Bligh Turnbull. A chart is presented which compares the number of seats in the Australian House of Representatives won by political parties during the election of November 24, 2007, including the National Party, the Green Party, and the Labor Party. Several major issues in national politics are discussed, including the Workplace Relations Amendment Act, Howard's election loss to Kevin Rudd, and political leadership.

The article highlights the political developments in Australia for the year 2006. It discusses the issues in Australia's labor leadership where in Kevin Rudd was elected over Kim Beazley and Jullia Gillard was elected deputy unopposed by the members of the Labor's caucus. It also offers information in the key movements of government personnels during the re-shuffle in 2006. It also talks about Prime Minister John Howard's dilemma on several issues with regards to the Australian Senate and the House of Representatives. It also mentions several critical political developments in Australia which includes the Migration Amendment Bill of 2006, the Workplace Relations Amendment (Work Choices) Act of 2005, the Australian Wheat Board, and the Australian States and Territories.

The article looks at politics in Australia in 2004. Topics discussed include the leadership of Mark Latham of the Labour party, a free trade agreement between Australia and the U.S., and tsunamis in the Indian Ocean. A chart is presented which compares the number of seats held in the Australian House of Representatives by various political parties following the election held on October 9, 2004, including the Australian Labor Party, the Liberal Party of Australia, and the National Party of Australia. The author offers a list of members of the cabinet of Prime Minister John Winston Howard, including Treasurer Peter Howard Costello, Attorney-General Philip Maxwell Ruddock, and Minister for Foreign Affairs Alexander John Gosse Downer.

The article focuses on the political developments in Australia in 2000. It provides the details of the country's election to the House of Representatives and part of the Senate, cabinet composition, and institutional change. It offers brief description on the cabinet members of Prime Minister John Howard II. It discusses the issues which have concern in its national politics and how the major political forces have dealt with those issues. Several charts depicting the 2000 election and the cabinet composition on January 1, 1998 and January 1, 2001 are presented.

The article focuses on several issues concerning national politics in Australia. According to the authors, the year 1999 was filled with debates on taxation reforms, the move for Australia to become a republic, and its dealings with the future of East Timor. The country is dominated by the Liberal party headed by Prime Minister John Howard who strongly voted no to retain the country's status under the queen of Great Britain, while most Australians were in favor of a republic. Furthermore, the article also includes a list of cabinet members of Howard including the number and percentage of parliamentary seats.

The article offers information on political developments and issues in Australia as of the year 1998. It suggests that most of the national political issues in the country in 1998 were largely rooted from the results of the March 1996 election such as the debate over the policies of Pauline Hanson, who was elected to the House of Representatives. Another significant issue during the year concerned the implementation of the Workplace Relations Act, which had not been utilized to regulate workplace relations to any crucial degree before 1998.

The article offers information on political issues and developments in Australia as of the year 1997. Based on the authors' observation, the administration of Prime Minister John Winston Howard was not popular during most of the year 1997 as reflected in by-election results and public opinion polls. One of the most controversial issues that emerged during the year was the question of Aboriginal children who had been taken away from their families under the policy of assimilation. In the months June-August, adverse publicity about ministers in the Howard administration dominated.

The article discusses issues and topics related to politics and government in 1996 in Australia. The country has been facing significant issues on race and immigration which emerged after nominations closed on February 9, 1996 when Liberal candidate for a safe Labor Pauline Hanson seat in Queensland and expressed that Aborigines were being treated too generously. The article also presents the results of the general elections happened in 1996 which include Tasmania on February 24, Victoria on March 30, and Western Australia on December 14.

The article discusses the political issues in Australia in 1994. It provides information on the country's cabinet system, which was governed by Paul Keating II, as well as list of cabinet members. It states that since 1942, the country has not conducted a federal and general elections except in the Northern Territory (NT). It cites that NT is comprised of 4,000 electors and governed by the Country Liberal Party (CLP). In addition, the country has carried out 12 state by-elections within the period brought by the murder and resignations of its political leaders. On May 23, Alexander Downer has replaced John Hewson as the leader of the Liberty Party. Issues on unemployment, budget deficit, airport noise and forestry in the country are discussed.

The article discusses various issues related to the politics and government of Australia in 1993. The Labor Party was expected to be defeated during the federal general election and state general elections. The first issue to arise after the election was the question whether Australia should become a republic. It is noted that the nominal head of state is the Queen of Great Britain. But, the popular support for an Australian republic is lacking in the opinion polls given the fact that the support for change of the order should be at least 70 percent.

In December 1989 Queensland voters changed their government from Nanonal Party to Labor Party. Labor had been Out of office since August 1957, a record period of opposition for a major party. How is that very lengthy Labor period in the wilderness to be explained? The orthodox interpretation is that there has been a gerrymander in Queensland. This article argues, however, that Queensland's electoral system is the same as that of other mainland stales. White it is true that electorates are malapportioned in Queensland (and in Western Australia). nevertheless the method of single member electorates with preferential voting is in use for all mainland states. Such a system does not translate a party's percentage of votes into a similar percentage of seats in the Legislative Assembly. The elections of 1956 and 1989 each saw Labor getting a first preference vote in excess of 50 pet cent—with which Labor won in excess of 60 per cent of the seals. At no election between these dates did Labor secure a majority of votes, either first preference or two party preferred. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]