Federal+Government

The federal government takes care of the whole of Australia. Men and Women are elected to represent the people of our country. All Australians over the age of 18 have to vote for their favourite party.   **Wills**
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 * What electorate is Pascoe Vale Primary in? **

House of Representatives, North West of Melbourne Covers Brunswick,  Brunswick East, Brunswick West, Coburg, Coburg North, Essendon fields, Fawkner, Fitzroy North, Glenroy, Gowanbrae, Hadfield, Jewell, Merlynston, Moreland, Oak Park, Pascoe Vale, Pascoe Vale South, Strathmore and Strathmore Heights.    Kelvin Thomson MP , member for Wills Born on the 1st of May 1955 (age 54) Kelvin Thomson was born in Coburg in 1955 and went to Pascoe Vale North Primary school. He then won a scholarship to Essendon Grammar school, and has first class honours degrees in Arts and Law (winner of the Supreme Court Prize 1987) from the University of Melbourne. Kelvin was elected to the Federal Parliament as a member for Wills. He was re-elected in 2007. Kevin Rudd  PM for Australia Born on the 21st of September 1957 (age 51) Australian Labour Party Elected for Prime Minister in 2007 26th Prime Minister of Australia  The Australian government is responsible for Australian currency, trade, quarantine and industrial relations. Where do they meet? **   Representatives meet in the Parliament of Canberra. They talk about laws and other ways to make Australia better. The government has many responsibilities in doing its job. Fast Facts! ** Sir Edmund Barton was the first P.M of Australia Australia became a commonwealth in 1901 For the first 26 years the government met in Melbourne. Then they finally moved to Parliament House in Canberra.
 * Who is our representative? **
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Sir Edmund Barton Alfred Deakin Chris Watson Sir George Reid Andrew Fisher Alfred Deakin Andrew Fisher Joseph Cook Andrew Fisher Billy Hughes Stanley Bruce James Scullin Joseph Lyons Sir Earle Page Robert Menzies Arthur Fadden John Curtin Frank Forde Ben Chifley Harold Holt .John McEwen John Gorton William McMahon Gough Whitlam Malcolm Fraser Bob Hawke Paul Keating John Howard Kevin Rudd By Sophie, Tiarna and James
 * Prime Ministers of Australia **