Australia's Democratic Rights

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Across
  1. 3. Elected individuals or parties who have united to achieve a specific purpose (9)
  2. 4. The number of seats the 2025 ruling party holds in Australian Federal parliament (6,4)
  3. 6. Protection by a nation to a person who has left their native country as a political refugee (6)
  4. 8. The type of parliament that is formed when neither party can gain a majority (4)
  5. 9. The second largest political party, or coalition of parties, after the government party in the lower house of parliament (10)
  6. 11. A group of politicians who have similar ideas and policies on how to best govern the country (5)
  7. 12. Another name of the ruling party in Australian federal politics (10)
  8. 15. Politicians present information in a way to make their party look good and the opposite party look bad is known as political_ (4)
  9. 16. A type of democracy in which the people vote to elect the parliaments and governments that make the law (14)
  10. 18. A structure that determines who has power to make decisions for members of a state or country (9,6)
  11. 20. The political party closely associated to the environment (6)
  12. 21. Red ochre in colour (6)
  13. 22. The Queen’s representative in Australia (8,7)
Down
  1. 1. One of the many freedoms enjoyed in Australia (11)
  2. 2. A key concept in civics and citizenship: the beliefs and ideals that are held by our society as a democracy (10,6)
  3. 3. The set of laws by which Australia is governed (12)
  4. 5. A designated geographical area that is represented by an elected member in parliament (10)
  5. 7. A topic that the WA govt. can make its own laws on (9)
  6. 10. A majority in 'the People's House' (7,3)
  7. 13. The number of independents in the 2025 Australian parliament (3)
  8. 14. Permission to act on behalf of the people of Australia (6)
  9. 16. The House also known as 'the People's House' (15)
  10. 17. A system of government that aims to protect individual rights and freedoms and place limits on the level of government control (7,9)
  11. 19. The type of government formed when a party negotiates with minor parties or independents to gain a majority (8)
  12. 23. A law made by parliament (11)