The+Westminster+System+of+Government

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 * The Westminster system,** as explained by Malcolm Farnsworth, former schoolteacher. This system, with the Australian law-making carried out by members of parliament elected by the people, is based on the English system of government developed over many centuries.

The following link, also from Farnsworth's website on Australian politics, gives a table showing who could vote in which colonies before and after Federation. [|http://australianpolitics.com/voting/electoral-system/history-of-the-voting-franchise#gsc.tab=0]

Milestones in Australian democracy from the Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House, Canberra.

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