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Australia is off to the polls. Let’s learn more about how and why we have federal elections

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A man puts his voting paper in the ballot box for the Australian Federal Election in Melbourne on July 2, 2016. Australia is voting in a general election which is expected to be a close race between the ruling Liberal-National coalition and the opposition Labor Party. / AFP PHOTO / Paul Crock

Australia is off to the polls

PART 1: It’s time for a federal election. Learn about why we have elections and what they achieve

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Manifold Heights Primary School are among the polling booth venues hosting a Democracy Sausage event tomorrow. Pictured are school captains Koji Stanton-Lawrence and Maliha Blake. Picture: Alison Wynd

Enrol, vote and eat a democracy sausage!

PART 2: Get ready for election day, when Australians exercise their right to vote and politicians eat sausages in bread

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Morning at the Parliament House Canberra

Step inside the houses of federal parliament

PART 3: The business of Australia’s parliament takes place in two houses. Learn about what happens there and how parliamentarians represent Australians

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Australia’s system of government

PART 4: The Constitution tells us Australia is a representative democracy. We look at what this means and how our system of government compares to others around the world

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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - March 9, 2025: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, Richard Marles and Deputy Chief of the Royal Australian Navy, Rear Admiral Jonathan Earley hold a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra: NCA NewsWire / Martin Ollman

Inside Australia’s top job

PART 5: We all want to know who will be prime minister after the federal election. Let’s look at how we choose our prime minister

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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA, NewsWire Photos. SEPTEMBER 12, 2023: Group photo of the House of Representatives at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Martin Ollman

Parties line up in the game of politics

PART 6: Parliament works a bit like a team sport, with teams called parties fighting to win, plus a few extra people called independents

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How to vote cards from the 2019 Federal Election.

On the election campaign trail

PART 7: Here’s how parties and candidates try to convince people to vote for them

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 20: King Charles III greets Governor-General of Australia Sam Mostyn at Admiralty House on October 20, 2024 in Sydney, Australia. King Charles and Queen Camilla are on the second day of a visit to Australia, his first as Monarch. CHOGM in Samoa will be his first as Head of the Commonwealth. (Photo by Mark Baker - Pool/Getty Images)

When the PM visits the G-G

PART 8: Learn about the role of the governnor-general – including why the prime minister must visit before an election – and what happens if we become a republic

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Welcome to Canberra, home of democracy

PART 9: Australia’s grand national capital city was a compromise that settled an argument between Sydney and Melbourne

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Local Sunbury College student Natasha Pedersoli is one of 120 Year 11 and 12 students selected to participate in the 21st National Schools Constitutional Convention, being held at The Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House in Canberra

What do elections have to do with me?

PART 10: Kids can have a say, be leaders and help make a difference for the future, well before the voting age of 18