warm-up 热身
A federal election to determine the members of the 44th Parliament of Australia took place on 7 September 2013. The incumbent centre-left Labor Party government led by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd was defeated by the centre-right Liberal/National Coalition opposition led by Opposition leader Tony Abbott of the Liberal Party of Australia and Coalition partner the National Party of Australia, led by Warren Truss, by a 17-seat 3.6 percent two-party swing.
Learning Objectives 学习目标
1. To know about the formation of the Australian political system;
2. To know about the “Washminster” form of polity;
3. To know about the political parties and their functions;
4. To know about the system of compulsory voting;
5. To know about the relatively interventionist government;
6. To know about Australia’s response to the Global Financial Crisis;
Focal Points 知识点
