Research Paper on:
Constituent Representation of Political Parties in Australia

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representing those who hold the purse strings? Citizens in a democracy have a right to know the habits and activities of their elected officials. However, it would seem that the  average Australian does not believe that their representatives support anything more than their own interests and political careers. The evidence is compelling to believe that what the average Australian  says is true. However, first one must take a general overview to see how it could have come to this inadequate representation. Most generally know that the country was founded  as a penal colony, however, knowledge of the political history of the country seems to fade in the collective memory, if the polls are any indicators.  At first there was no law, no government. All that existed was military law. However, with the influx of civilian settlers, political reforms were bound to  take place. With the establishment of civil courts it became clear that Australia had outgrown the ability of a single governor to preside and a legislature was devised. Of course,  part of the ongoing legacy of this lasts today in that each colony originally operated completely separated from the others. This caused conflicts in regard to trading and immigration. Finally,  the British, with their confounded taxes and offer of help (for a fee of course) forced the separate colonies to look at the potential of joining all the independent colonies  into one government. No one could agree on the constitution. There was in-fighting in regard to the financial disposition of funds. Amazingly agreements  were reached and the colonial governments, at least, have not really changed their structures since they were founded. This, it can be seen, is part of the problem that plagues