David Cox

Auspol Explained

Education EN ↓ 155 episodes

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!

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David Cox

Episodes

What's The Role of The Governor General? 14.04.2021 11:23

The Governor General is like our head of state. They also have a lot of reserve powers. This episode will explore what the Governor General can do and their role in the Australian political system. Enjoy!   Support the channel on patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/AuspolExplained  Like Auspol Explained on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Auspol-Explained-107892180702388   As al...

How Do Referendums Work? 12.04.2021 20:53

What is the point of a referendum? What's the difference between a plebiscite and a referendum? How does Australia change its constitution? All these questions will be answered in this episode of Auspol Explained! Join me as I discuss everything you'll ever need to know about the role of referendums and how they've shaped our country over the past 119 years and counting.   Support the channel...

What's the Difference Between Local, State, and Federal Government? 11.04.2021 12:47

In today's video we discuss the different tiers of Australian government. What does the local government do? What's the difference between state and federal?   You can read a copy of the script here with citations: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1k4C5BparV6fsL_8nRbt2pt1cdSYvgq0i/view?usp=sharing   Support the channel on patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/AuspolExplained  Like my...

How the Australian Government Works 11.04.2021 23:30

Hi and welcome to Auspol Explained. Today's episode explains the basics of how government is formed, how to vote, and what the Senate and the House of Representatives are. This will be a great crash course for anyone with limited knowledge of how Australian politics works.   Support the channel on patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/AuspolExplained Like Auspol Explained on Facebook: https:/...

Welcome to the Introduction! 09.04.2021 4:32

Hello and welcome to the Auspol Explained podcast! Relax, enjoy, and learn everything there is to do with the Australian political system. Do you know the difference between the Senate and the House of Representatives? Did you know that the Prime Minister isn't mentioned in the Constitution? Or do you just want to know how preferential voting works? Then I have the podcast for you! As you'll hear...