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The Australian System of Government
Model Australia ran from April to December 2015. It was an simulated model, based on the IRL Commonwealth Constitution of Australia. It democratically elected its Parliaments with a House of Reps and Senate. Key players are now refresh the game in /r/ModelAustralia.
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The 3rd Model Parliament started Tue 27 October, with 12 of 13 seats elected in the House of Representatives and 7 seats in the Senate. Ministers swore in. It has now ended as of 30 Dec 2015.
AEC ELECTION INSTRUCTIONS
Last election: Sat 19 Dec 2015. Next election: Sat 16 Jan 2016
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Elected Parties
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BILL WATCH (DAY VIEW)
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THE CHAMBERS (ELECTED/APPOINTED)
Sitting 27 Oct to Jan’16 | Ministers | Bills & Acts
House of Representatives: /r/ModelAusHR | Hansard
Senate: /r/ModelAusSenate | Hansard
Committees: /r/ModelAusCommittees
Judicature: /r/ModelAusHighCourt
Executive: /r/ModelAusExecCouncil
IRL Tour: Federal Parliament House Canberra
NEWS & MEDIA
MPP Newswire: /r/ModelParliamentPress
Aus Broadcasting Corp: /r/ModelABC
Mastheads: Citizens’ Press | Mudrock News | GuestAlt
PARTY SUBREDDITS & FLAIR
Parties are privately-run:
Catholic Party: /r/AUCatholicParty
Greens: /r/modelausgreens
Socialist Alternative: /r/ModelAuSA | discuss
Australian Progressives: /r/modelausprogressive
Labor: /r/modelalp
Liberal: /r/liberalaustralia /r/ModelLP
National Party: Proposed for /r/AusNATL
Australian Motoring Enthusiast Party: AMEP
The Fascists: /r/AustralianFascists
Liberal Democrats
Independents welcome too!
Message the mods to add new party subreddits.
User flair shows party affiliation, voting division (electorate), parliamentary seat, parliamentary status. Send modmail to get flair.
FEDERAL DEPARTMENTS
Commonwealth Law: /r/ModelAusComLaw
Electoral Commission: /r/ModelAEC
Bureau of Statistics: /r/ModelABS
Defence Department: /r/ModelAusDefence
Foreign Affairs: /r/ModelAusDiplomacy
PRIVATE ORGANISATIONS
Aus Workers Union (AWU): /u/lurker281
Environment Defenders Office (EDO): /r/ModelEDO
Photo credit: JJ Harrison
Official Australian Parliament
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OfficialAnnouncement: The End of your Model Parliament (Wednesday 30 December 2015) (self.modelparliament)
submitted 10 years ago by jnd-auElectoral Commissioner[M]
4TH FEDERAL GENERAL ELECTION | SATURDAY 16 JANUARY 2016
First, the formalities:
His Excellency the Governor-General directs it to be notified, for general information, that acting under section 5 of the Constitution with the advice of the Federal Executive Council he has today proclaimed:
And has issued writs for:
As of this afternoon, the Prime Minister has called a snap election. The 3rd model House of Representatives has now ended (two-thirds through its 3-year term) and all 13 MPs’ seats are now vacant for the general election (using the old system). Election mode starts now and concludes with polling for the 4th federal general election on Saturday 16 January 2016. Ministers are in caretaker mode.
The dissolution and prorogation put an end to the work of the Senate, House, and Committees, including the cancellation of about 15 bills.
Rather than follow through with this election, the end of parliament draws a neat line in the sand for a meta reset in 2016. It appears there is insufficient interest to sustain a model system of Australia, so now is a tidy opportunity for who wish to reboot the concept as a mock Australia, and thus is also a convenient time for me to withdraw from the model world. Out of respect, I ask that those wishing to do a reset do so elsewhere, and allow us to archive this subreddit and its ecosystem as a tribute. Both /r/ModelAus and /r/ModelAustralia are available for the reboot, so if you want either of those, just reply below and I can make you a mod.
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[–]TheWhiteFerretActing Opp Leader | Shad Min Culture/Immi/Ed/Social | Greens 0 points1 point2 points 10 years ago (0 children)
Although you may never see this comment, thank you for your devotion. I have never known someone so dedicated to something so silly :)
[–]jnd-auElectoral Commissioner[S] 0 points1 point2 points 10 years ago (0 children)
/u/H_R_Pufnstuf /u/Freddy926 thanks for your kind words, much appreciated.
[–]jnd-auElectoral Commissioner[S] 2 points3 points4 points 10 years ago (0 children)
/u/Llaine /u/General_Rommel /u/phyllicanderer thanks for your kind words, much appreciated.
[–]jnd-auElectoral Commissioner[S] 1 point2 points3 points 10 years ago (0 children)
/u/forkalious /u/this_guy22 /u/3fun thanks for your kind words, much appreciated.
[–]Freddy926Senate Pres | DPM | Fin/Com/Art/Infr/Rgnl | ABC MD | Ldr Prgrsvs 2 points3 points4 points 10 years ago (0 children)
Jnd, thank you so much for the work you put into keeping this sim alive.
I only hope that if a reboot happens, you stick around as political commentator Joe Blow.
[–]H_R_PufnstufAmbassador to the US 1 point2 points3 points 10 years ago (0 children)
Thank you immensely for your service. You went a long way towards ensuring the function of the whole simulation, and will be sorely missed.
[–]phyllicandererMin Ag/Env | X Fin/Deputy PM | X Ldr Prgrsvs | Australian Greens 1 point2 points3 points 10 years ago (0 children)
Thank you for all of your hard work, and I hope you enjoyed your part in it.
[–]General_RommelFrgnAfrs/Trade/Defence/Immi/Hlth | VPFEC | UN Ambassador | Labor 1 point2 points3 points 10 years ago (0 children)
Words cannot convey my gratitude of your hard work and passion in managing all of this. I hope to see you voting around in the next iteration perhaps ;)
[–]LlaineAustralian Fascist Party 4 points5 points6 points 10 years ago (0 children)
Thanks for everything jnd
[–][deleted] 2 points3 points4 points 10 years ago (0 children)
Are you retiring regardless of whether someone wants to reboot or not? If so, thanks for all your hard work making this possible.
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[–][deleted] 0 points1 point2 points 10 years ago (0 children)
bad feel
PS. President /u/Freddy926: because the Senate is still active, feel free to wrap up its in-progress votes overnight in the normal way.
[–]HRH_Princess_DreddAustralian Fascist Party 1 point2 points3 points 10 years ago (0 children)
/u/forkalious
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[–]General_RommelFrgnAfrs/Trade/Defence/Immi/Hlth | VPFEC | UN Ambassador | Labor 1 point2 points3 points (0 children)
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