Analysis of Australian Society, System and Policies: A Report

This report provides a comprehensive overview of Australian society, focusing on its governmental structure, key policies, and the impact of these elements on the nation. It begins by outlining the framework of social institutions, particularly the government, and its three arms: the legislature, executive, and judiciary. The report then delves into the theoretical underpinnings, with a specific emphasis on multiculturalism and its role in shaping Australian political thought and social harmony. The analysis explores how the Australian government supports multiculturalism through policies, programs, and institutional reinforcement. Finally, the report evaluates the impact of these social institutions and policies on Australian society, touching upon areas such as national policy development, law-making processes, and the cooperation between different levels of government. The conclusion summarizes the key findings, emphasizing the role of the government in maintaining security, promoting multiculturalism, and managing various aspects of societal life.

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Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................2
Framework of the social institution.................................................................................................2
Clear understanding of the theoretical underpinnings.....................................................................3
Impact on the Australian society.....................................................................................................3
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................4
References........................................................................................................................................5

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Introduction
The government is the major social institution of the Australian society. In the modern
societies government preserves and protects society from both internal and external threats. The
government as a part of political institution, motivates citizens to support values of the society
with the help of socialization and education. It administers regulatory functions of law and order
to maintain security. It even regulates economy to manage, resolve conflicts and sustain order.
This report comprises the framework of the social institution along with the clear understanding
of the theoretical underpinnings. Finally the impact of the social institution on the Australian
society is evaluated.
Framework of the social institution
The government in Australia is centered on the liberal democratic custom which comprises
spiritual easiness, liberty of speech and relationship. The government comprises Queen, Senate
and House of Representatives. The Australian government has 3 arms given below:
 The legislature is liable for discussion and polling on the new laws to be announced
under the supremacy of the section 51.
 The executive is accountable for passing and safeguarding the laws recognized by the
legislature. Definite associates of the legislature are also associates of the executive. They
hold extraordinary accountabilities for the assured ranges of the law.
 The judiciary is the authorized arm of federal government. It is accountable for imposing
laws and assuring that other 2 arms are performing within their authorities (Vromen &
Gauja, 2016).
The 3 powers of the government are detained by the distinct bodies in order to avert
repressive government which act as checks and balances on each other. The legislature offers
legislative power of the commonwealth. It has authority to make laws (Gray, Harymawan &
Nowland, 2016). The legislature (parliament) contains of queen which is signified by the
governor-general and two houses- House of Representatives and Senate. The parliament is liable
to pass legislation and propose laws agreed by both the houses of parliament. As per the
constitution of the Australia, the executive power is conferred in the Queen and is exercised by
the Queen’s representative (Coleman, 2016). Whereas the judiciary has authority to infer laws

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and critic whether they can be applied in the individual cases- in the high court and other federal
courts.
Clear understanding of the theoretical underpinnings
Multiculturalism is one of the dominant concerns in the political theory of the Australia.
It explores how Australians experience both relays and contributes to the political thought on
multiculturalism. Focusing on the multiculturalism challenges political incorporation, social
harmony and national identity. The evaluation of the multiculturalism’s challenges, possibilities
and limits a governing idea in generous democracies (Arasaratnam, 2014). The multiculturalism
is used to define the presence of cultural diversity in the society. This theory denotes that
everyone in the society has right to express cultural heritage and identity. The parliament
expresses support for the multiculturalism. It has even committed to uphold Australia as
culturally varied, lenient and open society which is combined by the intervening promise to the
nation. The support of Australia for the multiculturalism includes political endorsement and
institutional reinforcement with the help of funding policies and programs like settlement
services and through grants (Metz, Ng, Cornelius, Hoobler & Nkomo, 2016). The Australian
government can even strengthen policy machinery for the multiculturalism. The commission
even offers policies and programs to advance gender equality and improve lives of the Australian
women (Bacchi & Eveline, 2015). The local government even continues to support
multiculturalism policy as a means of promoting social unity, cultural coherence and national
unanimity.
Impact on the Australian society
The Australian government develops national policy like plans to manage trade,
immigration, foreign affairs and the environment. The government introduces ideas for the new
laws or changes in the existing ones into the parliament. It puts law into action with the help of
the government departments. The government is even liable to make important decisions on the
behalf of the public like whether to send or not troops to the war zones. The government as a
social institution represents Australia overseas through key spoke persons like Prime Minister
and the Minister for foreign affairs. To remain in government, a party maintains the support of
the mainstream of members in the House of Representatives (Douglas, 2017). It is a part of the
accountabilities of the government. It makes sure that the government is accountable to the

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parliament. The principles of the accountable government works together with the principles of
the separation of powers to guide laws are made and changed. The common wealth and state
government cooperate in various areas such as education, conveyance, law enforcement and
health. The income tax is imposed federally in order to access revenue which is persistent feature
of the Australian government. There are almost 900 local government bodies in Australia and
their authority varies from state to state. Some local government bodies handle transport and
energy enterprises. Most levy rates and finance are attained from the higher tiers of the
government (Lloyd, Lipu & Anne Kennan, 2016). The local government typically includes
responsibilities like town planning, observation of building codes, local roads, sewerage,
drainage, waste, hygienic services and community leisure facilities.
Conclusion
The Australian government is a part of political institution encourages society and
administers regulatory functions of law and order to maintain security. The Australian
government comprises three arms, parliament, executive and judiciary. These are engaged in
introducing new laws, safeguarding laws and improving laws. All the three arms held special
responsibilities for the assured ranges of the law. The multiculturalism as a theoretical
underpinning explores how Australians experience both relays and contributes to the political
thought on multiculturalism. The Australian society faces issues in the multiculturalism but it can
be sorted by government to strengthen the multiculturalism through the establishment of
Multicultural affairs. The Australian government is capable of introducing ideas for the new laws
or changes in the existing ones into the parliament. The laws can be put into action with the help
of the government departments.

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