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Auspol Explained

by David Cox

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  • How to Vote in Victorian State Elections

    October 19, 2026 · 9 min

    How does voting work in Victoria? Here's an explainer all about how to fill in your ballots correctly. I won't be telling you who to vote for or analysing policy, that's up to you as a voter to decide for yourself. Instead, this episode…

  • What Does the Federal Government Do?

    October 11, 2026 · 16 min

    The federal government is one of the three levels of government in Australia. It has jurisdiction over all of Australia on a list of matters, and I really do mean list. The powers are determined by the Constitution, which has a numbered…

  • What do State Governments in Australia do?

    September 1, 2026 · 9 min

    State governments are one of the three tiers of government in Australia, but what do they do? There are 8 state and territory governments and parliaments in Australia and they all are responsible for a huge range of laws and services from…

  • What does Local Government in Australia do?

    July 3, 2026 · 12 min

    Local government is one of the three tiers of government in Australia, but what does it do? There are over 500 local governments in Australia and each can vary in its size, scope and responsibilities. They manage things like rubbish…

  • The Hansard - How Parliament Gets Recorded

    June 5, 2026 · 6 min

    Typing! I'm doing it now. I'm recording words. But while the sands of time will one day erase them and no one will read this sentence in a few decades, the Hansard Record will endure for centuries. What is Hansard? It's the official record…

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  • The Federation Chamber - and How it Helps Parliament be Efficient

    May 4, 2026 · 6 min

    There are two chambers to the Australian Parliament where bills are debated: the Senate and the House of Representatives. But there's also only so much time in the day to get business done so how does Parliament make sure it can give…

  • How Do Amendments Work?

    April 9, 2026 · 14 min

    Amendments! What are they? Well, basically they're changes to a bill or law and are pretty regularly done to improve legislation and make sure it's up to date. In this episode I go over the process of how amendments are introduced…

  • How Laws are Made in Australia

    March 3, 2026 · 13 min

    Parliaments around Australia make laws - be that for the entire country or for their respective state or territory. Here's an explainer about how bills pass through the federal Parliament to give you an understanding of the general idea…

  • An Announcement

    February 1, 2026 · 9 min

    The future of Auspol Explained.... is coming. Because that's how linear time works. But let me fill you in on THREE things that I plan on doing going forward.Support the channel on patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/A…

  • The Death of Harold Holt

    December 17, 2025 · 17 min

    17th December 1967 the Prime Minister Harold Holt went for a swim and never came back. This is his story.You can watch the memorial service for Harold Holt on the NSFA YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/-cSMQGXICWk?si=LmSXkZL_xC6E0Vha…

  • The Constitutional and Legal Issues of the Dismissal with Professor Anne Twomey

    November 10, 2025 · 1 hr 14 min

    50 years ago the nation was rocked by the dismissal of the Gough Whitlam Labor government by the Governor-General John Kerr because the Coalition in the Senate had prevented the passage of supply. Malcolm Fraser was appointed prime…

  • A History of The Dismissal with Professor Jenny Hocking

    November 10, 2025 · 58 min

    November 1975: Australia was in a crisis. The Whitlam Government had passed a supply bill in the House of Representatives but the Coalition, led by Malcolm Fraser, was blocking its passage in the Senate. The Senate had never impeded the…

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About the show

Auspol Explained is an educational podcast aimed at helping you understand the Australian political system in an easy and simple way. It's also a Youtube series, so I occasionally say "video" and "watching." Don't worry: it's designed to have all the factual information in the audio so you're still learning!