Skip to main navigation Skip to secondary navigation Skip to content. Australian Prime Ministers Show nav. Home Prime Ministers. Time in office. Scott Morrison Liberal.
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Malcolm Fraser Liberal. Gough Whitlam Labor. Billy McMahon Liberal. John Gorton Liberal. John McEwen Country. Harold Holt Liberal. Ben Chifley Labor. The Prime Minister is the leader of the Australian Government. By convention - tradition - the Prime Minister is a member of the House of Representatives and leads the parliamentary party, or coalition of parties, with the support of the majority of members in the House. The Prime Minister is chosen by a vote of the members of the government.
The Prime Minister can keep their job as long as they are a member of parliament and have the support of the government. Australia has no maximum period of service for a Prime Minister, unlike countries such as the United States, where the President can only serve for two 4-year terms. The Prime Minister is the most powerful person in the Australian Parliament and has many tasks, including:.
When in the House of Representatives, the Prime Minister sits at the central table in front of the government and directly opposite the Leader of the Opposition.
As the head of the Australian Government, they take the lead in presenting major speeches to Parliament about government policy and answering many questions directed to the government during Question Time.
Although the Prime Minister is often seen as the most important person in Parliament, the role is not mentioned in the Australian Constitution. The Prime Minister works according to practices and customs that developed over hundreds of years in the British Parliament and were then adopted by the Australian Parliament. This graphic shows that the Prime Minister is the most senior minister in the Australian Government as well as being key spokesperson for Australia, the head of Cabinet and the leader of the government.
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