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Australian Federal
Government
Federal Government is responsible for:
immigration
post and telecommunications
airport /air safety
defence
foreign affairs
tertiary education (University, TAFE)
taxation
Centrelink
Medicare
customs.
Your representatives are elected every three years, and
are known as Federal Members of Parliament. The
Prime Minister is the head of the Federal Government,
and represents the interests of the whole of Australia.
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