2022 Australian federal election

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/2022-australian-federal-election

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the election date?May 21, 2022
2. What is the house of representatives seats?151 seats contested
3. What happened on May 21, 2022, in Australia?Australia held its federal election, with all 151 seats in the House of Representatives and 40 of the 76 Senate seats up for grabs.
4. Who became the new Prime Minister after the election?Anthony Albanese was sworn in as Prime Minister on May 23, 2022, after his Labor Party won a majority.

Federal Election: A national vote to elect members of the Parliament of Australia, responsible for making laws.
Coalition Government: A government formed by an alliance of two or more political parties.
Majority Government: A government where the ruling party or coalition holds more than half of the seats in the lower house of parliament.
Crossbench: Members of parliament who are not part of the government or the official opposition, often holding the balance of power.