Voting in Australia

The representatives elected to federal Parliament make decisions that affect many aspects of Australian life including:

How many years are federal elections held?

Voting is compulsory in Australia. True or False?

Women were finally allowed to vote by:

What age can you enrol to vote?

What day of the week are elections held on?

What happens if you fail to place a vote?

Informal votes are still counted in elections. True or False?

What are the two systems of voting?

What percentage of voters is needed to reach the "absolute majority"?

What might the instructions read on a "First-past-post" voting ballot paper?

What might the instructions read on a "Preferential voting" ballot paper?

Indigenous Australians were allowed to vote in:

Women protesting for voting rights are known as ______.

Will you be able to place a vote at 7:30pm on a Saturday? Why?