The Constitution of Australia is the fundamental law that governs the political structure of Australia. It is a written constitution, that establishes the country as a federation under a constitutional monarchy governed with a parliamentary system. Its eight chapters sets down the structure and powers of the three constituent parts of the federal level of government: the Parliament, the executive government and the judicature.
Royal Assent to the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act
Photo of the Australia Act 1986 (United Kingdom) document located in Parliament House, Canberra
Chapter III establishes the High Court as Australia's apex court
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice, also known as the Indigenous Voice to Parliament, the First Nations Voice or simply the Voice, was a proposed Australian federal advisory body to comprise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, to represent the views of Indigenous communities.
Polling booth in Brisbane on the day of the referendum
Ken Wyatt, Minister for Indigenous Affairs in the Morrison government
Linda Burney, Minister for Indigenous Australians in the Albanese government
Former High Court Justice Ian Callinan