POLS1101 – Introduction to Australian Politics - Essay Writing Assignment

Internal Code: MAS5453

Essay Writing Assignment:

Questions: 1. Is Australia's version of the separation of powers justifiable? 2. Are Indigenous seats in parliament, as discussed at the recent Uluru Convention, a feasible proposal? 3. Can parliament hold the executive to account in Australia? 4. Should the Australian Senate be scrapped, overhauled or kept? 5. Is the ‘Presidentialisation thesis’ useful in trying to understand modern Australian politics? 6. Is Australia moving towards a multi-party political system? 7. Is Australia well-served by its current model of federalism?