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Ramo esecutivo: capo dello stato: Queen of Australia ELIZABETH II (da allora 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Michael JEFFERY (da allora 11 August 2003)
capo di governo: Prime Minister Kevin RUDD (da allora 3 December 2007); Deputy Prime Minister Julia GILLARD (da allora 3 December 2007)
cabinet: prime minister nominates, from among members of Parliament, candidates who are subsequently sworn in by the governor general to serve as government ministers
elections: the monarch is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch on the recommendation of the prime minister; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or leader of a majority coalition is sworn in as prime minister by the governor general
Fonte: CIA World Factbook - Aggiornato a partire da Maggio 16, 2008
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