The Australian Labor Party has one odd mystery... Given that Australian's use British English and spell words like colour, humour, etc with O-U-R, why does the ALP spell their name without a U? The name comes from "labour", because of its origins with the workers movements and unions, but where along the line did the spelling become Americanised? Well that's exactly what I'm going to find out. Join me in a dive through history, a very obviously not Canadian man, and a Labor historian's commentary on booklets as I get to the bottom of this once and for all.  

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How would a government hypothetically go about destroying democracy in Australia and how could they be stopped? Today I explore all the various legal ways to prevent a corrupt government from holding power indefinitely and refusing to hold elections, and then I point out how extreme a government would need to get before those legal protections fall apart. Fun.  

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What does your local council actually do? Well I got to sit down with the Mayor of Fremantle to discuss what his job is and how local government works in their area. Turns out the answer is they do a lot of things. From how they get funding, to how they originated, to how their size changes drastically between areas, and more - I dive into everything you need to know about the role and scope of local government.  

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Convention. I say it a lot. It happens a lot in the function of government. So what is it? Why do we have so many conventions and what happens if we just don't follow them anymore? I explore how there's a lot not mentioned in the constitution and the traditions we've inherited from the Westminster system that have resulted in how government functions today.  

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How does voting work in Australia? What is preferential voting? Can a vote be "wasted"? These are the questions I answer in this video as I explain to you how to fill in a ballot paper for the Senate and the House of Representatives. It's pretty simple and helps give you a lot of power over who you want to vote for!  

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There have been many Prime Ministers throughout history and even more political biographies written about them. We can learn a huge amount of information from them but how good are they as weapons of self defence? This is the important question I set out to answer.  

This episode works better as a video, but contains audio descriptions of the book covers for accessibility purposes that will help you visualise the books I'm holding as weapons. Enjoy.

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I sit down with Western Australia State Labor politician Simon Millman, the member for Mount Lawley, to discuss the role of state government. How does state government different from federal, what do they do besides pass law, and how does their job crossover with the responsibilities of federal and local?  

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What's the role and purpose of the Speaker of the House in Australia? How does an MP get elected to be the Speaker? What's the history of the role (and how does it differ from its British origins)? All these questions and more are explained in this episode where I dive into one of the most important roles in the Australian parliamentary system.  

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Why do some countries have a Prime Minister and not a President? Why do some countries have both? I delve into the differences between the two roles, their powers, their function, and limitations, and give you a comprehensive answer to those questions. Because this channel is focused on Australian politics and a close ally of Australia is the US this episode compares and contrasts the President of the USA with the Prime Minister of Australia (with a few mentions of France for good measure). Enjoy!  

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Have you ever wondered what a backbencher is? Or the crossbench? Shadow Minister? Or crossing the floor? Well I explain the definitions of a few common political terms to help you understand the news and Australian politics better.   

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