The two long standing major political parties (Liberal and Labour) have helped the stability of the constitutional system and the numerous minor parties have kept pressure on the major parties while at the same time offering the public a wide variety of alternatives. ... This can be seen with the adoption of the Westminster System in the House of Representatives, where the members are elected preferentially and the majority party forms the government, and in the Senate where the principles of federation apply as there is a proportional voting system with equal representation from each state....

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This improvement in productivity can be attributed to the adoption of more flexible labour market practices including enterprise bargaining; the range of microeconomic reform measures introduced to make markets more competitive and the increasing absorption of new technologies which has led to capital deepening in the labour force. ... The types of economy wide or macroeconomic gains include lower inflation through a system of more competitive domestic market and lower unemployment through reforms in the labour market. ...

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The power of the media is based on their ability to provide wide access to information in an extremely fast time. ... The office of the Ombudsman can only make recommendations, and has a wide discretion not to investigate matters that may be considered frivolous or vexatious, and involve a complaint that does not have standing to bring the complaint or are not warranted in the circumstances. ...

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